Speechify
Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Speechify – Data Engineering Role (AI Team)
Our Mission Speechify is committed to ensuring that reading is never a barrier to learning. Our text-to-speech products transform over 50 million users’ experiences—from PDFs, books, Google Docs, and news articles into audio. We’ve been recognised for our impact, including Google’s Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple’s 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity.
With a 100% distributed workforce of ~200 team members from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stanford, Stripe, and more, we harness cutting-edge AI to break barriers in accessibility.
Role Overview
Speechify’s AI team is looking to further strengthen its Data side, and we’re seeking a skilled Software Engineer in Data and AI infrastructure. You’ll focus on building high-quality, petabyte-scale datasets at minimal cost—by integrating infrastructure, software engineering, and research.
Join us to drive the future of accessible audio! 🚀
What You’ll Do
- Engineer scalable data ingestion
- Develop and optimise crawlers for new audio and text data sources
- Pipeline data into our Terraform-managed cloud infrastructure (GCP-based)
- Scale the ingestion architecture
- Operate, extend, and improve our cloud pipelines for high-throughput, cost-efficient data processing
- Collaborate with AI scientists
- Balance cost, throughput, and quality to deliver richer datasets that power our next-generation models
- Shape the AI team’s roadmap
- Work with leadership to define a data strategy that supports consumer and enterprise products
- Drive innovation
- Take on cross-functional challenges as they arise—from cumulative to ad hoc tasks
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Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for a self-starter with a mix of technical acumen and ingenuity. Formally, you should:
- Hold a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science (or a related field)
- Have 5+ years’ experience in software development
- Be well-versed in automation:
- Unix/Linux systems (bash/Python scripting)
- Docker & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (preferably Terraform)
- Experience with at least one major cloud provider (we use GCP)
- Bring hands-on experience with:
- Web scraping crawlers or large-scale data pipelines
- Optimising cloud costs for high-throughput workloads
- Manage multiple priorities with agility and a problem-solving mindset
- Communicate clearly (written/verbal) when documenting/presenting complex ideas
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Why Join Speechify?
✅ Impact at scale – Work on a life-changing product millions rely on. 🚀 Fast-paced growth – Shape a cutting-edge tech company in AI/audio accessibility. 💡 Ownership & freedom – Flexible, asynchronous culture; hands-off management style. 🌍 Diverse your audience – Directly impact people with dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, low vision, and more. 🤯 Mission-driven – Build in one of tech’s fastest-growing sectors (AI + Audio). 💰 Competitive rewards – Fellowships, equitable compensation, full remote flexibility.
How to Apply
If you think you’re a perfect fit, tell us:
- Why you’re excited about the role (this is a must)
- Links to your portfolio/LinkedIn (if applicable).
We don’t discriminate—we’re building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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