Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds, United Kingdom
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.
Speechify’s products turn text into audio across platforms to help people read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s distributed, globally diverse team collaborates across engineering, AI research, and data science to build high-quality datasets and scalable data pipelines.
Overview
We’re hiring for the Data side of our AI team. This role covers all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. We build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research. 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 ingestion pipeline
- Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform
- Collaborate with Scientists to shift the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer data at bigger scale and lower cost to power our models
- Collaborate with AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team’s dataset roadmap
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 experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (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, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
- Work on products that support people with learning differences
- Work in AI and audio
Equal Opportunity Employer
Speechify is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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