Senior Software Engineer, AI Model serving - London, United Kingdom

Speechify; City Of London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading text-to-speech technology company is seeking a candidate experienced in GCP and Docker to enhance voice cloning and text-to-speech solutions. The role emphasizes problem-solving in a fast-paced environment, allowing autonomy and creativity. Ideal for those passionate about making a difference with innovative technology in the learning space. Competitive compensation and a welcoming, asynchronous culture are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Innovative work environment

Flexible work culture

Qualifications

• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of other cloud services.
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Proficiency in deploying high availability applications.

Responsibilities

• Implement state-of-the-art voice cloning.
• Develop low latency and cost-effective text-to-speech solutions.

Skills

GCP experience

Cloud providers knowledge

Docker

Kubernetes

NLP/TTS models deployment

Job description

Overview

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

Speechify’s text-to-speech products help millions of people 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. We have been recognized by Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and by Apple as App of the Day. Speechify currently operates with a 100% distributed team across the globe, including frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and other professionals from leading tech companies and universities.

This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and cares about delivering great user experiences that delight users. We are a flat organization where leadership is earned through technical excellence and consistent, fast results. Strong work ethic, clear communication, and a winning mindset are valued.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

What You’ll Do

• State-of-the-art voice cloning
• Low latency and cost-effective text-to-speech

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
• Preferred: Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace

Speechify 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.

To learn more about the application process and for equal employment opportunity information, please refer to Speechify’s policies and notices on our website.