Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving - Surabaya, Indonesia

Speechify; Remote; IDR 1.012.829.000 - 1.350.439.000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech company located in Indonesia is searching for a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance their AI systems and optimize product flows. In this role, you will work on voice cloning and text-to-speech technology, requiring strong skills in Python, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be passionate about building scalable, resilient applications. The company offers competitive compensation and fosters an inclusive remote work culture.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Autonomy in work

Dynamic environment

Impactful role in AI and audio tech

Qualifications

• Proven experience in backend development using Python.
• Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and familiarity with other cloud services.
• Ability to prioritize tasks through efficient ideation and implementation.
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Proficiency in deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes.
• Preferred experience with deploying NLP or TTS models.

Responsibilities

• Engage in state-of-the-art voice cloning.
• Work on low latency and cost-effective text-to-speech solutions.

Skills

Python

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Mission

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

Over 50 million people use Speechify'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. Speechify's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and web app. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high‑growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal 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 an obsession with winning are paramountURIComponent.

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

Overview

As Speechify expands, our AI team seeks a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is central to ensuring our infrastructure scales efficiently, optimizing key product flows, and constructing resilient end‑to‑end systems. If you are passionate about strategizing, enjoy high‑paced environmentsKinder, and are eager to take ownership of product decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

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

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: Python
• 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, aทั้งหมด 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 differencesühle dyslexia, ADD, and more.
• An active role at theifting 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.