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Salary: USD 140,000 - 200,000 / annual
Speechify is a text-to-speech platform used by over 50 million people globally to convert PDFs, books, Google Docs, 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 the AI team, responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. The team builds high-quality datasets at petabyte scale through tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research.
Key responsibilities include:
- Sourcing new audio data and integrating it into the ingestion pipeline
- Operating and extending cloud infrastructure (GCP, Terraform) for the data pipeline
- Collaborating with research scientists to optimize the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer datasets at scale and lower cost
- Working with the AI team and leadership to shape 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 proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments. Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code experience with a major cloud provider (GCP preferred) is required. Web crawlers and large-scale data processing experience is a plus. Strong communication skills and ability to handle multiple priorities are essential.
Compensation: $140,000–$200,000 base salary plus bonus and equity. The role offers a fast-growing environment, entrepreneurial team culture, 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.
