ASR & Transcription QA Specialist (3 MONTH CONTRACTUAL)

About The Opportunity

A fast-scaling AI voice technology firm operating in the speech AI and conversational AI space, we build and validate high-accuracy Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) models for global enterprises. Our team ensures transcription quality for multilingual, real-world audio across domains—from customer service to media—using rigorous QA frameworks and proprietary tools to drive model improvement.

Role & Responsibilities

• Validate ASR output against ground-truth transcripts across multiple Indian languages and accents.
• Identify and categorize transcription errors (word substitution, omission, punctuation, timing) using standardized QA rubrics.
• Flag non-compliant, offensive, or biased content in transcribed audio for model sanitization.
• Test model performance across diverse audio environments—background noise, overlapping speech, low fidelity.
• Collaborate with ASR engineers to provide feedback that drives model retraining and accuracy uplift.
• Document QA metrics, trend insights, and edge-case patterns for process improvement.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Must-Have
• ASR QA
• Transcription Validation
• Audio Quality Assessment
• Multilingual Linguistics (Indian languages)
• Speech Error Categorization
• QA Rubric Compliance
• Native-level fluency in at least 2 Indian languages
• Microsoft Excel

• Preferred
• Experience with speech datasets (Common Voice, LibriSpeech, etc.)
• Familiarity with NLP annotation tools (Prodigy, Label Studio)
• Basic understanding of speech-to-text model architectures
  

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• 100% remote work with flexible hours aligned to IST.
• Impactful role in shaping next-gen voice AI for global markets.
• Short-term contract with potential for extension based on performance.
  
  

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