Gen AI Audio Researcher (Brahma)

Description

Position at DNEG Brahma is a pioneering enterprise AI company developing Astras, AI-native products built to help enterprises and creators innovate at scale. Brahma enables teams to break creative bottlenecks, accelerate storytelling, and deliver standout content with speed and efficiency. Part of the DNEG Group, Brahma brings together Hollywood’s leading creative technologists, innovators in AI and Generative AI, and thought leaders in the ethical creation of AI content.We are looking for a Gen AI Researcher for Audio to join our team and help develop next-generation voice synthesis models. You'll research and build deep learning systems that can generate expressive, natural-sounding speech from text or audio prompts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your work into production-ready pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and develop state-of-the-art voice synthesis models (e.g., TTS, voice cloning, speech-to-speech).
• Build and fine-tune models using frameworks like PyTorch and HuggingFace.
• Design training pipelines and datasets for scalable voice model training.
• Explore techniques for emotional expressiveness, multilingual synthesis, and speaker adaptation.
• Work closely with product and creative teams to ensure models meet quality and production constraints.
• Stay on top of academic and industrial trends in speech synthesis and related fields.

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About Us

We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).

At DNEG, we fundamentally believe that embracing our differences is a vital component of our collective success. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment for our global teams, where everyone feels they matter and belong. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of background, experience or disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support during the application process, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. We look forward to meeting you!