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Salary: USD 30,000 - 120,000 / annual
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 as a fully remote organization.
This role sits within Speechify's AI team, specifically on the data infrastructure side. You will own all aspects of data collection to support model training operations, building high-quality datasets at petabyte scale while optimizing for cost and quality.
Key responsibilities include:
- Sourcing new audio data streams and integrating them into the ingestion pipeline
- Operating and extending cloud infrastructure for data ingestion (GCP, Terraform)
- Partnering with research scientists to optimize the cost/throughput/quality tradeoff
- Collaborating 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, 5+ years of software development experience, and strong proficiency in Python/bash scripting, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code. Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus. The ideal candidate is scrappy, adaptable, and communicates clearly in writing and verbally.
