Speech Scientist

IVONA Software develops and delivers speech synthesis solutions that lead the Text-to-Speech market in natural voice quality, accuracy, and ease of use. We are a team of creative people who successfully combine passion and ambition in creating one of the best speech synthesizers in the world. We are constantly expanding our market reach and our voice and language portfolio.

As a member of the technical team you will be responsible for research in speech synthesis, the strategic planning and project management for a variety of technical initiatives, providing (business) analysis using mathematical modeling tools to answer important questions, utilizing code (C/C++, Perl or Java) and existing tools for modeling or prototyping, effective communication with senior management as well as with colleagues from computer science and business backgrounds.

This position is based at IVONA headquarters in Gdansk, Poland.

• Graduate degree in computer science, statistics, engineering, or mathematics and 5+ years of related work experience, or a PhD and 3+ years of related work experience
• Ability to code in C/C++/Java and scripting languages
• Ability to develop system prototypes
• Software development experience, good understanding of software development process
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• PhD highly desired
• Experience with statistical parametric speech synthesis (HMM) and speech signal processing
• Exposure to related fields such as (computational) linguistics, phonetics, machine learning, etc.
• Project management experience desired for working on cross-functional projects
• Experience working effectively with software engineering teams
• A track record of delivering software on time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills