Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Papercup
£110-120k
2-3 days a week in office
AI dubbing & video translation software
Job no longer available
AI dubbing & video translation software
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£110-120k
2-3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
Papercup's mission is to make the world's videos watchable in any language.
Role
Who you are
- Possess deep understanding of machine learning concepts, algorithms, and frameworks, with a proven track record of successfully developing and deploying machine learning solutions in a production environment
- Exceptional leadership qualities, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team, while providing effective guidance and mentorship
- Experience (at least 1 year) managing AI/ML teams composed of ML engineers, data scientists, or applied/research scientists
- Capable of formulating a clear vision and strategy for machine learning initiatives, aligning them with the company's business goals
- Effectively evaluate trade-offs and make data-driven decisions to achieve optimal outcomes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven experience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and data engineers
- Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and can navigate ambiguity and changing priorities effectively
- Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest trends, research, and advancements in ML
- Actively seek opportunities for self-improvement and encourage a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team
What the job involves
- The machine learning team at Papercup is growing and we are seeking an experienced ML engineering manager to help scale our team’s mission to build the world’s best synthetic voices and working to push the boundary of neural text-to-speech and speech-to-speech systems
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Papercup is a machine learning start-up transforming the media industry. According to Papercup, 99.9% of video content is shackled to a single language, meaning that most content can only be enjoyed by a fraction of the potential audience.
Dubbing is a lucrative market - film dubbing services alone could generate $3.6 billion annually by 2027 - but it’s also a laborious and costly process. This is the problem where Papercup is trying to create a step-change with its AI dubbing software, and it has a chance to take this market by storm.
The promise of AI in this domain, specifically natural language processing, is that it speeds up the task by creating human-sounding dubs across multiple languages. Papercup is already being employed by media giants Sky News, Discovery, and Business Insider, and was used to translate 30 seasons of Bob Ross’ iconic show, “The Joy of Painting” as well as Jamie Oliver's YouTube cooking channel.
The company has raised significant funding from the likes of Sky, most of which is being put toward research around expressive AI-generated voices and expanding its support for foreign languages. Papercup currently has a translator network across three continents but expects to increase this over the next year through partnerships with Bloomberg and other high profile clients.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Oct 2020
$0.5m
GRANT
Total funding: $33.7m
Company benefits
- Progressive parental leave
- Pro bono days
- Unlimited PTO
- Health insurance
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced sick leave
- Private health insurance or wellness bonus
- Equity
- Cycle to work scheme
- Dedicated 'Reading-week' & book vouchers
- Dog friendly office
- Free coffees & regular pizza, beer and games nights
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Jesse Shemen
(CEO)Previously worked at Deloitte for 3 years, holding various positions such as Consultant and Deloitte Ventures co-founder. Also worked as a Venture Builder for Octopus.
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