Senior Applied Scientist, Speech
Otter.ai · Mountain View, CA
Posted about a month ago · $230,000 to $265,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days Otter.ai's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Otter.ai's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Otter.ai
- high 18 stale, 7 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 41 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Otter.ai's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Otter.ai.
About this role
As a Senior Applied Scientist at Otter.ai, you will lead projects focused on developing and deploying advanced AI technology for speech systems. Your role involves architecting and evolving large-scale ASR and TTS systems, designing training strategies for speech models, and overseeing the entire ML system lifecycle from research to production. You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to translate research into scalable systems while mentoring other engineers and setting best practices for ML infrastructure.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Otter.ai as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience; PhD preferred
- Deep, hands-on experience building and fine-tuning speech or foundation models
- Production experience in ASR and/or TTS systems
- Strong command of modern ML research
- Experience deploying, scaling, monitoring, and operating ML systems in production
What you get
- Salary Range: $230,000 to $265,000 USD per year
- Comprehensive total rewards package
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided, but actual base salary depends on several factors
- Role involves significant responsibility and independent project leadership
- Focus on cutting-edge AI technology and large-scale systems may require a strong technical background
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Listed by Otter.ai on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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