AI Engineer (Voice AI Specialist) at FMR AGENCY

Job Summary

• Our client is currently seeking a skilled and innovative AI Engineer (Voice AI Specialist) with strong experience in Voice-to-Text (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, particularly for African accents and dialects.
• This role focuses on building voice AI systems, training and fine-tuning models, and developing APIs for seamless integration of voice technologies.
• The ideal candidate must be based in Nigeria, proficient in Python and AI/ML libraries, and able to deploy speech technologies in real-world environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement speech AI systems (ASR and TTS) optimized for African use cases
• Train and fine-tune models using tools such as OpenAI, Whisper, Tacotron, WaveNet, etc.
• Build APIs and data pipelines for ingesting and transforming voice data
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy voice applications into production environments
• Continuously evaluate and improve speech models using real-world data
• Ensure voice systems are robust, scalable, and user-friendly.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years experience in AI/ML or speech engineering roles
• Advanced expertise in Voice-to-Text (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) technologies
• Proficiency in Python, with experience using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, etc.
• Strong understanding of NLP, speech processing, and large language models
• Hands-on experience working with OpenAI APIs or similar LLM frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to deploy and scale ML models in production
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud services is an added advantage
• Must be resident in Nigeria – remote roles will not be open to candidates abroad
• Strong communication, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• A portfolio of previous voice AI projects will be a strong advantage.