Machine Learning Engineer, Speech LLM Training - San Francisco at Plaud

Plaud is hiring a SpeechLLM Research Engineer to build and train large-scale audio and speech models, including unified SpeechLLMs, advanced ASR, expressive TTS, and generative audio architectures. The role spans signal processing, foundation-model training, distributed GPU training, and edge-device optimization, with strong PyTorch or JAX expertise and experience optimizing large-scale training runs. The position offers a $195,000–$365,000 base salary plus bonus and equity, healthcare, retirement benefits, paid time off, and a hybrid office arrangement requiring at least three days in the office per week.