Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Toronto, Canada

Speechify; Toronto; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Toronto is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their AI team. You will be responsible for building data pipelines and supporting model training operations. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software development, experience with cloud infrastructure, and proficiency in programming languages. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to impactful projects.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Opportunities to work on a life-changing product

Friendly atmosphere with asynchronous culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Find new sources of audio data and bring it into the ingestion pipeline.
• Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for the ingestion pipeline.
• Collaborate with Scientists to optimize cost, throughput, and quality for richer data at scale.

Skills

Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments

Proficiency in Docker

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Terraform

Job description

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Toronto, Canada

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Speechify’s text-to-speech products help users turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio to read faster, read more, and remember more. Our products include the iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and Web app. Speechify has been recognized for design and inclusivity across platforms.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI researchers, and professionals from leading tech companies and universities.

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has experience making product decisions and delivering great user experiences.

We are a flat organization that values leadership through technical excellence, strong work ethic, solid communication, and a wins-driven mindset. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

Overview

We’re hiring for the Data side of our AI team. This role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. We can build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through close collaboration of infrastructure, engineering, and research. 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 with Scientists to optimize cost, throughput, and quality for richer data at scale
• Collaborate with the AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team’s dataset roadmap

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 with experience on at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)
• 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

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
• Autonomy and a focus on delivering results
• An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly atmosphere, and a strong asynchronous culture
• Opportunities to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio

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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.