Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure&Acquisition - The …, The Hague

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure&Acquisition - The Hague, Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands

The mission of Speechify 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, Google Docs, news articles, websites into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s products include its iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and Web app. Speechify has been recognized for its design andinclusivity in recent awards.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work in a 100% distributed setting. We include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from leading tech companies and universities.

Overview

We are hiring for the Data side of our AI team. This role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. We build high-quality datasets at petabyte scale and low cost through a tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research work. We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join us.

What You’ll Do

Be scrappy to find new sources of audio data and bring it into our ingestion pipeline

Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform

Collaborate closely with Scientists to shift the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer data at bigger scale and lower cost to power our next-generation models

Collaborate with others on the AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team’s dataset roadmap to power Speechify’s next-generation consumer and enterprise products

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

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 and professional experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)

Experience with web crawlers, large-scale data processing workflows is a plus

Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

What we offer

A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product

An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle

A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work

An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry

Competitive salaries and a friendly, asynchronous culture

Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions

Build products that directly support people with learning differences

Work in the fast-growing intersection of artificial intelligence and audio

Think you’re a good fit for this job?

Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Please include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Speechify is a federal contractor; voluntary disclosures for compliance purposes may be requested in certain regions but are kept confidential and do not affect hiring decisions.

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