Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Hamburg, Germany

United States Digital Space LLC; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salaries

Friendly and laid-back atmosphere

Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

Zusammenfassung

United States Digital Space LLC in Hamburg is seeking a skilled Software Engineer for their AI team. This role involves collecting data to support model training and requires expertise in bash/Python scripting and cloud infrastructure management.

The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in Computer Science and at least 5 years of experience in software development. Join a fast-growing company where you'll have the opportunity to influence products that help millions.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.

Aufgaben

• Find new sources of audio data for ingestion.
• Operate and extend cloud infrastructure on GCP.
• Collaborate with Scientists to enhance data quality and reduce costs.

Kenntnisse

Proficiency with bash/Python scripting

Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code

Large-scale data processing workflows

Strong communication skills

Ausbildung

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

Tools

GCP

Jobbeschreibung

The mission of the company is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use the company's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. The company's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named the company the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named the company its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Overview

We are looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team. 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.

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 the company Leadership to craft the AI Team's dataset roadmap to power the company'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.

The company is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

The company 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.