Summer Internship - Research Scientist in Audio Intelligence

Job Description

We are looking for Research Scientist Interns to join our Audio Intelligence team. Our mission is to advance the state of the art in AI-based machine listening technologies to unlock differentiating product opportunities for Spotify. During your internship, you’ll help to develop intelligent, efficient and intuitive new ways to search, explore, re-use, and process audio. Your work will impact the way the world experiences music, and the way artists can make a living. Note that this role can be based in either New York or remote within Europe.

What you’ll do

• Work with Research Scientists to develop and evaluate machine listening methods, combining machine learning, signal processing, probabilistic modelling and many other fields.
• Learn to run experiments at scale, having access to a catalog of 70M+ songs, 365M+ monthly active users, and making use of Spotify’s computing infrastructure.
• Demonstrate standard methodologies in building new datasets powering the next generation of machine learning research.
• Communicate your results and their importance to both key partners and in external publications.
• Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team of researchers, product managers, software engineers and others across the company.

Who you are

• You have, or are pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• You have experience in one or more of the following fields: machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, signal processing, probabilistic modelling.
• You have strong coding skills in several of the following languages/libraries: Python, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch.You have experience working on independent research projects, and in leading publications.
• You are a great communicator. You can explain complex topics in simple terms, and you love building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Provide the following in your CV

• Link to your google scholar profile (as available)
• Link to your github profile (as available)
• Your expected graduation month/year
• Your most relevant publications

This is your chance to help craft the way the world listens, learn more about what we do, how we do it – and why that matters. We’re looking for hardworking students with a passion for audio experiences and an ambition to go far. This isn’t just any internship, you’ll make an impact and play a real part in the success of Spotify, all over one unforgettable summer! If that’s you, tell us who you are, what you care about, and where you want to go. Our paid summer internships last for 12-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June (start date is negotiable). The last day to apply is November 15th, 2021 at 11:59 PM, EST . You can expect the following application timeline: November - December 2021: Application Review December - January 2022: Interviews December - January 2022: Offers given out June 2022: Intern program start Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users. This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado. Apply for this job