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LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.

About the Hiring Team

Lightspeed Tech Center is a R&D department under Lightspeed Studios which develop PUBG Mobile and other high-quality games. Our Tech Center leads the research, exploration, and discovery of innovative technologies and provides technical services for all games during all phases of life cycle, including engine, audio, QA, AI, next generation game, technical cooperation, etc.

What the Role Entails

LightSpeed Studios is one of the world’s most innovative and successful game developers. With team across China, United States, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and United Arab Emirates. We are expanding to more countries.

Founded in 2008, LightSpeed Studios has created over 50 games across multiple platforms and genres for over 4 billion registered users. It is the co-developer of worldwide hits

PUBG MOBILE, Apex Legends Mobile, and League of Legends: Wild Rift (Chinese Version).

Job Responsibilities:

1. Develop novel and advanced speech synthsis algorithms and systems.

2. Optimize speech synthesis models with high quality and fidelity gaming audio data.

3. Collaborate with team members from prototyping to production.

Who We Look For

Requirements:

1. Currently in the PhD degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field, or recently submitted the thesis.

2. Research experiences in speech/audio processing

3. Self-motivated and excited about developing novel techniques.

4. Hands-on experience in Python and machine learning frameworks.

5. Proficiency in English and Mandarin is preferred.

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