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Speechify is a text-to-speech platform used by over 50 million people globally to convert PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio. The company was recently named Chrome Extension of the Year by Google and received Apple's 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity. With ~200 employees distributed globally and no physical office, Speechify operates a fully remote, asynchronous culture.
You'll join the Data side of Speechify's AI team, responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. The team builds high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research.
Key responsibilities:
- Source new audio data and integrate it into the ingestion pipeline
- Operate and extend cloud infrastructure for data ingestion (GCP, Terraform)
- Collaborate with AI scientists to optimize the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer datasets at scale and lower cost
- Work with the AI team and leadership to shape the dataset roadmap for next-generation consumer and enterprise products
Required qualifications:
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of industry software development experience
- Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments
- Professional experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code (GCP preferred)
- Strong communication skills
Desirable:
- Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
The role offers competitive salary, entrepreneurial environment, hands-off management, and the opportunity to impact a transformative product used by millions, including people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, and autism.
