Senior Applied ML Engineer (Speech & Audio)

Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Applied Machine Learning Engineer with deep expertise in speech and audio technologies. In this role, you will design, fine-tune, and optimize advanced machine learning models for Arabic voice applications. You will work across the full development lifecycle, from data pipeline construction and model experimentation to inference optimization and production deployment.
This position is ideal for engineers who are passionate about transforming cutting-edge research into scalable, low-latency systems that support natural and accurate Arabic speech interactions.
Key Responsibilities

Benchmark and evaluate TTS and ASR models using Arabic-specific test sets, measuring metrics such as Word Error Rate (WER), naturalness, and dialect coverage.

Fine-tune generative models for voice cloning, zero-shot speaker adaptation, and speech synthesis.

Build and maintain Arabic-focused data pipelines, including:
Audio collection and preprocessing

Diacritization (Tashkil)

Data cleaning and augmentation

Optimize model inference for production environments using:
Quantization

KV-cache tuning

Streaming inference techniques

Integrate and evaluate complete speech-to-speech conversational pipelines.

Conduct experiments based on recent research papers and convert findings into production-ready solutions.

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deploy robust and scalable speech systems.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Applied AI, or AI Research.

Strong programming skills in Python.

Extensive hands-on experience with PyTorch and the Hugging Face ecosystem.

Proven experience training and fine-tuning neural models for:
Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

Audio codecs

Deep understanding of modern speech architectures such as:
Whisper

Conformer

HiFi-GAN

Diffusion-based models

Experience with audio processing techniques including:
Voice Activity Detection (VAD)

Speaker Diarization

Neural Vocoders

Demonstrated ability to implement and adapt research papers into practical production experiments.

Strong understanding of Arabic language challenges, including:
Diacritization (Tashkil)

Dialectal variations

Code-switching

Experience with inference optimization techniques such as:
Quantization

Streaming inference

NVIDIA TensorRT

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing custom NVIDIA CUDA kernels for high-performance model inference.

Familiarity with speculative decoding and other advanced acceleration techniques.

Experience deploying models at scale in cloud or GPU-based production environments.

Contributions to open-source speech or machine learning projects.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE US

All employees benefits for free (our famous games room, daily breakfast, fruits, coffee and other hot drinks, soft drinks and juices, company days out and parties…)

Social insurance

Open-door management policy

Full Medical insurance

Accommodation and Transportation Allowance

Friendly environment that values innovation and efficiency

Exciting opportunities for career growth and talent development

Feedback encouragement

Recognition and reward programs

Competitive salaries and incentives

Friendly environment

Flexible and Comfortable schedule

Fun committees

Monetary rewards

Fun, smart and creative people

Career possibilities with growing team

Paid vacations

Social benefits

For more information about Nile Bits, please visit our website:

Project Overview
Join a cutting-edge initiative focused on building advanced AI voice infrastructure for Arabic-speaking markets. The project involves developing state-of-the-art Arabic speech technologies, including:

Natural Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Real-Time Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

End-to-End Speech-to-Speech Conversational Systems

The solutions are tailored to regional Arabic dialects, including Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine, and others.
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