Remote Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition

• We find new sources of audio data and bring it into our ingestion pipeline.
• We operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform.
• We collaborate closely with our Scientists to improve the cost, throughput, and quality of our data operations, delivering richer data at larger scale and lower cost to power our next-generation models.
• We collaborate with our AI Team and Speechify leadership to shape the AI Teams dataset roadmap for our next-generation consumer and enterprise products.

Technologies:

• AI
• Android
• Bash
• Cloud
• Docker
• GCP
• Support
• Linux
• Python
• Terraform
• Web
• iOS
• Backend
• DevOps
• Frontend, We make sure reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use our text-to-speech products across iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. We are a 100% distributed company with nearly 200 people worldwide and no office, bringing together engineers, AI researchers, and leaders from top companies and programs. We offer a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment with hands-off management, competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a strong asynchronous culture. This role sits on our AI teams data side, helping build high-quality datasets at petabyte scale to support our next-generation products. We also build products that support people with learning differences and work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

• We require a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• We require 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• We require proficiency with bash and Python scripting in Linux environments.
• We require proficiency in Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts, with professional experience using at least one major cloud provider; we use GCP.
• Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus.
• We require the ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• We require strong written and verbal communication skills.