Senior Research Scientist, Pindrop
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Security, identity & intelligence software solutions
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Security, identity & intelligence software solutions
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
Pindrop's mission is to provide real-time security, identity, and trust on every voice interaction.
Role
Who you are
- You are a creative problem solver who is excited about building amazing products that add real value to millions of people
- You are enthusiastic about natural language processing as well as developing research ideas into products
- You can explain complex topics in simple terms, and you love building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- You are a self-starter and excel in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- You are resilient in the face of challenges, change, and ambiguity
- You are optimistic and believe that you can make a problem into a solution
- You are resourceful, excited to uncover innovative solutions and teach yourself something new when needed
- You take accountability, do the things you say you’ll do, under-promise and over-deliver
- You are nimble and adaptable when priorities change and continue to see the “forest through the trees”
- Master and/or PhDs in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, etc.) required
- 3+ years of professional experience as a researcher in natural language processing, authorship verification, language models and/or generative AI
- Experience with natural language processing required
- Strong Python skills
- Experience with ML frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras
- Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications at prestigious conferences and journals
- Proven track record of successful and timely project delivery
- Strong collaboration & proven success in partnering with stakeholders
- Preferably, you have experience with NLP competitions and challenges (PAN, Kaggle, NIST SRE, Chime, etc.)
- Preferably, you have deep knowledge authentication, fraud, or customer experience concepts
- Preferably, you have experience communicating with internal and external customers around proof-of-concepts, issues, etc
What the job involves
- We're leading the way in developing cutting-edge authentication, fraud prevention, and deepfake detection
- Our mission is to provide seamless and secure digital experiences, safeguarding the most personal aspect of our identity: our voice. Here, you'll be part of a team driven by values of Innovation, Customer Advocacy, Excellence, and Impact
- We're not just creating a safer digital landscape by fortifying trust and integrity with those we serve, we’re also building a dynamic, supportive workplace where your contributions make a real difference
- We are looking for a Senior Research Scientist (Engineer) to join the Authentication team to help us explore exciting research ideas in the area of natural language processing (NLP)
- This candidate will work in a world-class team of researchers and will play a key role in developing the next generation of voice and video experiences
- Conduct experimental studies on various natural language processing and machine learning tasks to assess accuracy and quality of pre-existing models
- Help the transition of research models into production on different platforms
- Conduct proof-of-concept experiments on lab and customer data
- Publish patents and peer-reviewed papers in top machine learning conferences
- Help your teammates in reviewing their research projects
- Propose new ML models that improve Pindrop products
- Within 30 days you’ll have been introduced to your team, colleagues and have 1:1’s to assimilate into the company culture. You will have the opportunity to learn the product in and out through training and a variety of resources
- Within 60 days you’ll understand expectations for the team, and be able to start a research project agreed upon with your direct manager
- Within 90 days you’ll have an intermediate level of familiarity with the products and corresponding research initiatives. You will develop a strong relationship with the team and you will be able to begin executing against the research roadmap
Our take
The global fraud detection and prevention market size is expected to grow to $141.75 billion by 2028. There has been increasing investment from key players to develop secure fraud solutions across industries such as BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare and others.
Pindrop is propelling enterprises and consumers toward a voice-driven future by unlocking the value of voice interactions. Interacting with a financial institution, a digital assistant, a video chat, or a smart device can provide access to our unique identities, and open new capabilities in security and intelligence evoked solely from a voice.
Pindrop is a big player in fraud detection and voice authentication, currently delivering voice solutions to 8 of the top 10 banks in the world. Their competitors include iovation, ID Experts, ZIMPERIUM and Telsis Limited.
A 2023 partnership with NTT Data has expanded Pindrop's presence in Japan, capitalising on NTT's knowledge of the Japanese market.
Steph
Company Specialist
Insights
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2024
$4.3m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$90m
SERIES D
Total funding: $302.9m
Company benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company holidays
- Unlimited paid time off
- Remote-first culture - including monthly work from home stipends
- Annual professional development and learning budget
- Pick your own Apple MacBook Pro
- Pension scheme
- Medical insurance/Private Health care
- Life Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
- Flex schedules
- Best in class tools and tech stack
- Fun activities to celebrate our accomplishments as a team
Company values
- Act with Deliberate urgency
- Create Evangelical customers
- Passionate about the fight
- Playing for the Team
- Make Hard easy
Company HQ
Home Park, Atlanta, GA
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Founders
Software engineering experience at multiple companies, including Google and IBM.
Paul Judge
(Executive Chairman)Also co-founder of Purewire, Inc, Luma, and TechSquare Labs.
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