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Salary: USD 30,000 - 100,000 / annual
Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Data side of its AI team. The company's mission is to make reading accessible through text-to-speech technology, serving over 50 million users globally across iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome, and web platforms. Speechify was recently named Chrome Extension of the Year by Google and received Apple's 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity.
In this role, you will own all aspects of data collection and ingestion to support Speechify's model training operations. You'll work on building high-quality datasets at petabyte scale while optimizing for cost efficiency through tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research efforts.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying and integrating new audio data sources into the ingestion pipeline
- Operating and extending cloud infrastructure on GCP, managed with Terraform
- Collaborating with research scientists to optimize the cost/throughput/quality frontier for dataset delivery
- Working with the AI team and leadership to define the dataset roadmap for next-generation consumer and enterprise products
You should have a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of industry software development experience. Required skills include proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux, Docker, Infrastructure-as-Code concepts, and hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (GCP preferred). Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus.
Speeify operates as a 100% distributed company with ~200 employees globally, including engineers from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stanford PhD programs, and founders of high-growth startups. The culture emphasizes entrepreneurial thinking, hands-off management, and asynchronous collaboration.
