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We are seeking a Principal Research Scientist to join our Artist-First AI Music lab. Our team pioneers and advances stateoftheart generative technologies for music that create breakthrough experiences for fans and artists. We invent entirely new listening experiences that center and celebrate artists and creatives. All of our products will put artists and songwriters first, through these four principles:Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.Partnerships with record labels, distributors, and music publishers: Well develop new products for artists and fans through upfront agreements, not by asking for forgiveness later.Choice in participation: We recognize theres a wide range of views on use of generative music tools within the artistic community. Therefore, artists and rightsholders will choose if and how to participate to ensure the use of AI tools aligns with the values of the people behind the music.Fair compensation and new revenue: We will build products that create wholly new revenue streams for rightsholders, artists, and songwriters, ensuring they are properly compensated for uses of their work and transparently credited for their contributions.Artistfan connection: AI tools we develop will not replace human artistry. They will give artists new ways to be creative and connect with fans. We will leverage our role as the place where more than 700 million people already come to listen to music every month to ensure that generative AI deepens artistfan connections.For more information, see this press release: You'll DoConduct groundbreaking research in music generation (diffusion, flow matching, or autoregressive models), as well as related domains like MLbased audio processing, music information retrieval, machine learning, and signal processing.Run largescale experiments with access to Spotifys extensive infrastructure and an audience of more than 700 million monthly active users.Create practical applications that harness generative technologies, pushing the boundaries of whats possible in listening experiences.Collaborate as part of a crossfunctional teamworking closely with scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analyststo craft innovative solutions to complex challenges.Have a direct impact on Spotifys products, tools, and services, working on projects that influence the entire organization.Engage with the broader research community by publishing your findings, delivering talks, and attending top conferences.Who You AreYou have a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Previous industry experience is helpful.You have experience in one or more of the following fields: generative modeling, machine learning, music information retrieval, speech processing, audio processing, signal processing, probabilistic modeling, computer vision, or related areas.You have publications in communities such as ICASSP, ISMIR, INTERSPEECH, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, or related.You have strong coding skills in the following languages/libraries: Python, PyTorch, NumPy.You are a creative problem solver who is passionate about building outstanding products that add real value to millions of people.You are enthusiastic about learning more about turning research ideas into products operating at scale.You can explain complex topics in simple terms, and you enjoy building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.Where You'll BeWe offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the EMEA region as long as we have a work location.This team operates within the Central European and GMT time zone for collaboration.Core working hours are CET 3pm6pm / EST 9am12pm.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 whats 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 forwardthinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. Its in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know were here to support you in any way we can.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. xjdpvnf Today, we are the worlds most popular audio streaming subscription service.