[S O U N D L I F E] “There’s such a diverse range of skill sets that go into speech technology. As an acoustic modeling engineer, it’s crucial to be well-versed in at least one of them. For example, mine is signal processing, i.e., using math to identify patterns in music, language, and audio. I’m truly passionate about mathematical analysis, and my mathy interpretation of the world has led me to be a reliable team member within this specific niche. But having a specialty isn’t enough. You also need to have general knowledge in other areas such as coding or linguistics. Expertise isn’t required, but know enough to understand and communicate the work that’s going on within your team. And if you don’t, make sure to adapt! Communicate what your weaknesses are to your team lead—a good one will understand and provide a space for you to improve.” — Maisy Wieman, Software Engineer, Acoustic Modeling #TeamSoundHound