Member of Technical Staff, Multimodal Speech

HarkSan Jose AI Foundation Models

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Salary

$180K - $450K USD

Job type

Full-time

Posted

24 Mar 2026

Status

Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

Hark seeks a Member of Technical Staff, Multimodal Speech to join the AI Foundation Models department in San Jose. This role focuses on developing advanced speech and audio capabilities within multimodal foundation models to power intuitive human-machine interactions.

Key Responsibilities

Advance speech and audio capabilities in multimodal models covering recognition, synthesis, and understanding.

Build and enhance large-scale audio data pipelines for collection, filtering, alignment, and synthetic generation.

Create state-of-the-art models including end-to-end multimodal architectures and real-time systems.

Establish evaluation frameworks and benchmarks to track speech quality, latency, robustness, and user experience.

Optimize models for real-time performance, scalability, and production deployment.

Partner with product and engineering teams to transform research innovations into user-facing AI experiences.

Requirements

Demonstrated success in advancing speech or audio models through data, modeling, or training innovations.

Deep expertise in speech and audio domains such as automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, or audio foundation models.

Practical knowledge of large-scale machine learning systems and distributed training.

Solid foundation in data-driven experimentation, systematic evaluation, and iterative model improvement.

Strong ownership mindset capable of driving end-to-end impact from research to production environments.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with signal processing, acoustics, or audio representation learning.

Experience working with multimodal systems combining speech with text or vision, as well as real-time artificial intelligence systems.

Skills and Tools

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Speech-to-Speech Systems

Audio Foundation Models

Distributed Training

Large-Scale Machine Learning Systems

Salary and Benefits

Annual US base salary range of $180,000 to $450,000.

Pay varies based on individual factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional compensation components and benefits may be included depending on the role.

About the Company

Hark builds advanced, personalized artificial intelligence designed to be proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory. By pairing this intelligence with next-generation hardware, the company creates a unified interface for agentic systems that interact naturally with people and the physical world.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Hark careers page to submit an application for this position.

Questions candidates ask

Where is the Member of Technical Staff, Multimodal Speech position located?

The role is located in San Jose, United States.

What is the salary range for this position?

The annual US base salary range is between $180,000 and $450,000, with exact pay depending on individual factors like skills and experience.

What department does this role belong to?

This position sits within the AI Foundation Models department on the Omni team.

What core technical background is required?

Candidates need a proven track record in advancing speech or audio models, expertise in domains like ASR or TTS, and experience with large-scale machine learning systems and distributed training.

What qualifications are considered a strong bonus?

Familiarity with signal processing, acoustics, audio representation learning, multimodal systems, and real-time AI systems are strong pluses.

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The application is on the official Hark careers page.

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