Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Speechify • Ann Arbor, MI

15h • Remote

About The Position

The mission of Speechify is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products across iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome, and Web platforms to convert text into audio, aiding faster reading, increased comprehension, and better retention. Speechify has been recognized as Google's Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple's 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity. The company operates with nearly 200 employees globally in a 100% distributed setting, without a physical office. The team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and professionals from leading tech companies and academic programs. This role is on the Data side of Speechify's AI team, responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. The goal is to build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through a tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research. Speechify is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to contribute to this effort.

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 and professional experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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 our 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.

Benefits

• 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, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior