SlipstreamJobsFresh Startup & VC-Backed Jobs

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Speechify - Remote - Remote - posted 2023-12-04

Apply on the company site

SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.

Salary: USD 140,000 - 200,000 / annual

Speechify is a fast-growing AI & audio company with 50+ million users of its text-to-speech products. The company is 100% distributed with ~200 employees globally, including engineers from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Stanford PhD researchers. You'll join the Data side of the 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 - Work with AI 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 - Professional experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code - Experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP preferred) - Strong communication skills Desirable: - Web crawler experience - Large-scale data processing workflows - Ability to handle multiple priorities and adapt quickly The role offers competitive salary ($140k–$200k base + bonus + equity), equity participation, hands-off management, and the opportunity to impact a product used by millions, including people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and autism.

Similar roles