Speech Technology Research Intern

Who we are

Our mission at Capacity is to help teams do their best work through our AI-powered support automation platform. Capacity provides everything you need to automate support and business processes in one powerful omni-channel platform.

We believe that each individual voice, perspective and background brings inherent value to enhance our product, serve our customers and generate more ideas to solve complex problems. By continuing to hire talented, driven and humble teammates, we have the opportunity to see Capacity become a premier brand enterprise SaaS platform.

Capacity has raised over $100 million dollars from over 150 investors, giving us the opportunity to make ambitious investments in our team and big bets on our future. Our total addressable market is enormous. Any company that wants to grow revenue, reduce costs, and improve customer and employee satisfaction is an opportunity for Capacity to shine.

Why this job is exciting

The role:

We are seeking a Speech Technology Research Intern to join us for a 6-month research project, with a total salary of £13,500 (calculated at a £27,000 annual rate).

As Speech Technology Research Intern, you will:

• Work with the speech technology teams in Capacity on a 6-month research project
• Investigate models for text-to-speech
• • Research the current state-of-the-art in a topic involving TTS, ASR, speech-to-speech models, or speech analysis
  • Develop models using Pytorch/Tensorflow, Python
  • Collect and collate training databases
  • Test custom models and record the output of experiments
  • Assist the technical team with productization
• Receive in-person mentoring and support from experienced researchers
• Gain experience building AI models in a commercial environment
• Work on other research projects across the speech teams at Capacity as required

Requirements:

• Masters qualification in Speech Technology or a related field (such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Mathematics), or be studying for a PhD in Speech Technology or a related field
• Experience building and training neural network models
• Experience of Python programming

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience programming in C, C++, Go
• Experience of working in speech technology

What you can expect from us

The team:

Capacity team members enjoy the opportunity and benefits of working at an artificial intelligence startup, but with leaders who’ve worked at places like Apple, Ebay, Visa, Answers.com, Oracle, Boeing, and many more world-class companies. The culture at Capacity encourages innovation, independent problem solving, and collaboration as we continue to mature our product in the ever-changing world of AI.

Still unsure?

At Capacity we value more than just hard skills. Our goal is to build a holistic and diverse team. If you aren’t sure if you qualify, just apply! We will carefully consider your application and are always grateful for any time and effort invested in Capacity.

But wait, there’s more!

At Capacity we believe in more than just building amazing products and helping our customers. Although we are a remote workforce, we remember the neighborhood where we started. We still strive to elevate our community by furthering access to education and careers in the tech space. Our affiliated nonprofit, Create A Loop, brings rigorous computer science courses to underserved communities with little to no access to formal computer science education. There are many opportunities for our Capacity team members to serve and educate our Create A Loop students throughout the year.