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Senior Software Engineer, AI Model serving

Job in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, 61803, USA
Listing for: Speechify
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Senior Developer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 200000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 200000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving

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Mission:
Speechify aims to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Speechify's text-to-speech products help users turn reading material into audio so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Our products include iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web App offerings. Speechify is a distributed company with no office, and our team includes engineers, researchers, and leaders from major tech companies and top programs.

This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is passionate about making product decisions and delivering great user experiences. We value strong technical skills, execution, and a results-focused mindset.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

Overview

As Speechify expands, our AI team seeks a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is central to ensuring our infrastructure scales efficiently, optimizing key product flows, and constructing resilient end-to-end systems. If you are passionate about strategizing, enjoy high-paced environments, and are eager to take ownership of product decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do
  • State of the art voice cloning
  • Low latency and cost effective text to speech
An Ideal Candidate Should Have
  • Proven experience in backend development:
    Python
  • Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
  • Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
  • Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
  • Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
  • Preferred:
    Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production
What We Offer
  • A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
  • A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
  • Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
  • The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
  • Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
  • The privilege of working on a product that improves lives, including for those with learning differences
  • Work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio in a rapidly evolving domain
Salary
  • The United States base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity depending on experience

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.

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
  • Software Development
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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