Quality Assurance Engineer | $55/hr Remote

Role Overview

Quality Assurance Engineer (Audio Engineering Specialist) for remote, part-time work (10–40 hours/week). You’ll listen to short audio clips, classify audio issues, and ensure annotation quality to support machine learning improvements.

Responsibilities

• Listen to short audio clips and classify audio artifacts (e.g., noise, clipping, echo, misalignment, compression-related issues)
• Produce precise annotations and detailed corrective feedback for ML model improvement
• QA/review annotation work from other contributors for consistency and accuracy
• Document edge cases with clear notes and illustrative examples to improve shared guidelines
• Collaborate with the training team to refine annotation procedures and improve inter-annotator agreement
• Use and provide feedback on browser-based annotation tools and workflow optimizations
• Maintain rigorous quality standards to protect data integrity and communication

Requirements

• Experience with audio annotation, descriptive captioning, transcription, podcast/audio editing, or audio QA
• Strong background in audio restoration, with tools such as iZotope RX, Cedar Studio, Adobe Audition, or similar
• Familiarity with audio engineering terminology and common recording/production faults
• Experience using browser-based annotation tools and structured workflows
• Keen attention to subtle audio details and anomalies
• Strong written and verbal communication for clear documentation
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work independently (remote)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Ultra Descriptive Captioner or similar audio annotation projects
• Background in professional audio engineering, audio captioning, or transcription review
• Experience contributing to development of annotation/QA guidelines

Application Process

• Upload resume
• 15-minute interview
• Submit form (application takes ~20 minutes)