Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Florence, Italy
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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 whatever they're reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high‑growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview
We're looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team s role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support our model training operations. We are able to 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 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

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, 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

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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

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