Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Bahrain

Speechify; Manama; Remote; BHD 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A text-to-speech technology company is seeking a software developer to join their AI/data team. You will focus on data ingestion, collaborate with research scientists, and manage cloud infrastructure for their products. The ideal candidate has a Computer Science degree and 5+ years of software development experience, with strong scripting skills in Bash and Python, as well as Docker experience.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Supportive asynchronous work culture

Autonomy in a distributed environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Proficiency with Bash and Python scripting in Linux environments.
• Experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.
• Professional experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP preferred).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and ingest new sources of audio data into the ingestion pipeline.
• Operate and extend cloud infrastructure for ingestion pipelines (GCP, Terraform).
• Collaborate with research scientists to optimize cost, throughput, and data quality.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Data processing workflows

Docker

GCP

Web crawlers

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

Mission The mission of Speechify is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites and more into audio so they can read faster, read more, and remember more.

Overview

Speechify is a fully distributed company of nearly 200 people building consumer and enterprise text-to-speech products (iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and web app). The Platform team builds and maintains backend services including payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This role is part of the AI/data team focused on data collection and ingestion to support model training at petabyte scale.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and ingest new sources of audio data into the ingestion pipeline.
• Operate and extend cloud infrastructure for ingestion pipelines (GCP, Terraform).
• Collaborate with research scientists to optimize cost, throughput, and data quality for model training.
• Contribute to the AI team’s dataset roadmap for next-generation consumer and enterprise products.

What We Offer

• A fast-growing, distributed environment where you can shape company and product.
• An entrepreneurial team that values innovation, intuition, and hustle.
• Autonomy and a hands-off management approach to enable deep focus.
• Competitive compensation and a supportive asynchronous work culture.
• Work on a life-changing product used by millions, impacting people with learning differences and accessibility needs.

Process

We have a technical interview process that typically completes within one week.

Equal Opportunity

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and 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.

Job Specification

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Proficiency with Bash and Python scripting in Linux environments.
• Experience with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts; professional experience with at least one major cloud provider (GCP preferred).
• Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Job Rewards and Benefits

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