Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Alexandria, VA, USA

We're looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team at Speechify. This 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Compensation: The United States base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity depending on experience