Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Acclaim

Acclaim

Software Engineering

Remote

Posted on May 18, 2026

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

  • Product
  • United States (Remote)
  • Senior
  • Full-time

Description

We are looking for a senior-level ML expert with deep experience in Speech AI, ideally focused on TTS / Voice Generation, to help build and scale production-grade speech systems.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who combines strong research capabilities with real-world production experience and can operate effectively in a fast-moving startup environment.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Speech AI, preferably TTS / Voice Generation
  • TTS has been a primary focus in recent years
  • Hands-on experience training and fine-tuning TTS models
  • Proven experience deploying ML models into real production environments
  • Strong understanding of inference, latency, scaling, monitoring, and reliability
  • Strong ML background overall (ML Scientist / ML Engineer trajectory)
  • Strong coding and engineering skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and improve TTS / Voice Generation models
  • Train, fine-tune, and evaluate speech models
  • Bring research ideas into production systems
  • Work across research, engineering, and product
  • Help define technical direction and ML best practices
  • Drive execution in a fast-changing environment
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders

What we offer

  • Experienced team, Acclaim is formed by a team of enthusiastic professionals who have created award-winning devices, voice assistants, and other AI-driven products for BigTech corporations
  • Cutting-edge technologies, we build technologies using our areas of expertise, including Computer Vision, Speech Technologies, Natural Language Understanding, Generative AI, etc. LLM and Diffusion models
  • Rapid career progression, facilitated by our team of seasoned senior professionals who hail from prestigious, industry-leading companies
  • Remote work opportunities from Europe / US
  • The company has prominent clients with an opportunity for you to work on different projects and/or to be involved in developing our proprietary products
  • A company with entrepreneurial spirit. We offer a secure workspace, thanks to the big clients we've raised, along with a true start-up culture.