
Emotech is an award-winning AI Startup based in London. we are dedicated to multi-modality AI, multilingual speech and multimodal solutions. Emotech was selected by TechCrunch as one of the Top 14 European Startups and Top 30 Business Cases in China by Financial Times. Since 2019, Emotech has focused on Core Speech Technologies and introduced the first multimodal AI Teaching Assistant solution launched in Huawei HDC and awarded the first London Business Award. Emotech has been in collaboration with renowned universities such as UCL, Imperial College, University of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford, and Sheffield and CMU.

Emotech is an award-winning AI Startup based in London. we are dedicated to multi-modality AI, multilingual speech and multimodal solutions. Emotech was selected by TechCrunch as one of the Top 14 European Startups and Top 30 Business Cases in China by Financial Times. Since 2019, Emotech has focused on Core Speech Technologies and introduced the first multimodal AI Teaching Assistant solution launched in Huawei HDC and awarded the first London Business Award. Emotech has been in collaboration with renowned universities such as UCL, Imperial College, University of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford, and Sheffield and CMU.
Founded: 2015 (London)
Headcount: ~50 employees
Core focus: Multimodal AI: multilingual speech, digital avatars, lipsync, pronunciation assessment
Notable recognition: Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 winner (2023)
Known funding: Series A (Aug 2016) > $10M
Multimodal AI for speech, NLP, computer vision, and avatar-driven interactions; education tech (pronunciation assessment); animation tooling (lipsync).
2015
Software Development
More than $10 million
Round reported to include participation from Alliance Capital.
“Raised a >$10M Series A in 2016 led by Lightning Capital with participation from Alliance Capital.”
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Emotech is currently at the forefront of the research in conversational AI solutions to develop Customer Experience(CX) AI Agents at scale. We focus on under-resourced languages with the intention of bringing the best experience for a potential user base of 2.5 billion people. With a growing customer base including some of the biggest names in the airline, telco, and banking industries we are seeking a seasoned Senior Applied Research Scientist to lead our R&D efforts and shape the future of our AI research strategy .
General Description of the Role
As a Senior Applied Research Scientist lead, you will take ownership of a full R&D pipeline. This includes identifying trends in the industry, defining research plans and delivering state-of-the-art technology. The role will involve researching all areas within conversational AI, such as Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-to-Speech (TTS) and Large Language Models (LLM). Besides technical excellence , this role also requires . You will , , and
As Senior Applied Research Scientist, you will be responsible for:
Minimum Requirements:
Preferred Background and Skills: