Meet DeepL
DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.
Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.
What Sets Us Apart
What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.
The Opportunity: Define the Future of Real-Time Voice Communication
The Voice team is at the heart of DeepL's next chapter. We are a dedicated group of experts across Research, Engineering, Product, and Design, on a mission to solve the art of the possible for real-time voice translation. After launching our first breakthrough features in late 2024, we are scaling rapidly, targeting major meeting platforms, real-time communication channels, and a powerful Public API.
We're looking for a seasoned Senior Research Scientist to help us tackle foundational challenges in this competitive and dynamic field. This isn't just an academic exercise; it's a chance to see your research deployed into products loved by millions worldwide. You will leverage our cutting-edge resources, including massive proprietary datasets and one of Europe’s most powerful supercomputers, to build the next generation of speech translation systems.
Your Challenge And Responsibilities
As a senior member of the team, you will move beyond incremental improvements and drive foundational innovation. You will:
- Build and deploy custom, state-of-the-art AI models for transcription, voice translation, text-to-speech generation, and other challenging audio and text modalities.
- Train state-of-the-art neural networks at scale on DeepL's dedicated GPU clusters, pushing the boundaries of model performance and efficiency.
- Aggressively optimize our end-to-end voice AI technology for demanding, low-latency production environments where every millisecond counts.
- Work collaboratively within a large, world-class tech organization, integrating your research with a strong support structure of ML Platform, HPC, and DevOps teams to ship your work to millions.
- Lead research initiatives that advance our core understanding of neural networks and their mathematical optimization, directly impacting our product's quality and capabilities.
Qualities we look for
- We are seeking a researcher with a strong practical background, a creative mindset, and a passion for solving hard problems with real-world impact.
- You have a solid mathematical background and enjoy solving challenging problems, evidenced by a PhD or equivalent industry experience in mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related field.
- Proven experience building and shipping large-scale deep learning models to production environments.
- Deep practical experience in Python and at least one modern machine learning framework such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
- A track record of leading self-directed research projects that go well beyond academic exercises and deliver tangible results.
- High proficiency in English; knowledge of German or other languages is a plus.
What We Offer
- Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
- Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
- Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
- Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
- 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
- Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We've crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way.
We are an equal opportunity employer
You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.
