Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition

About the Company

Speechify's mission is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn PDFs, books, and websites into audio. The company operates in a 100% distributed setting with a team of experts from leading tech companies and academic institutions.

Responsibilities

• Find new sources of audio data and integrate them into the ingestion pipeline
• Operate and extend cloud infrastructure for the ingestion pipeline using GCP and Terraform
• Collaborate with Scientists to improve cost, throughput, and quality of datasets
• Partner with AI Team leadership to craft the dataset roadmap for next-generation products

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of industry experience in software development
• Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments
• Proficiency in Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts
• Professional experience with a major Cloud Provider (GCP preferred)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with web crawlers
• Experience with large-scale data processing workflows