Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Dortmund, Germany

Speechify; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading AI company in Dortmund is seeking a skilled Software Engineer for their Data team. Your role will involve finding new audio data sources, operating cloud infrastructure, and collaborating with scientists. The ideal candidate has a PhD or similar, 5+ years in software development, and proficiency in GCP and Docker. You will work in a dynamic environment contributing to products that support individuals with learning differences.

Leistungen

Competitive salaries

Friendly and laid-back atmosphere

Opportunity to make a big impact

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Experience with web crawlers and large-scale data processing workflows is a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.

Aufgaben

• Find new sources of audio data and integrate it into our ingestion pipeline.
• Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline.
• Collaborate with AI Team to deliver richer data for next-generation models.

Kenntnisse

Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments

Proficiency in Docker

Strong communication skills

Ausbildung

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

GCP

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

Data role focus

We are looking to hire for the 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 can 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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