Remote AI Data Engineer - Scale Data Pipelines

Speechify Inc.; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 27,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Asynchronous work culture

Autonomy to drive meaningful projects

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Data to join the AI Data team in Milan to build the data pipelines powering model training and next-generation AI products.

You will discover new data sources, engineer scalable data-processing systems, and collaborate with AI scientists to improve datasets for training state-of-the-art models. This role offers remote flexibility and a strong emphasis on ownership and impact.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong backend development fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash in Linux environments.
• Experience building and operating production systems, ideally involving data pipelines or large-scale data processing.
• Strong problem-solving skills, initiative, and the ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Discover new sources of audio data and build reliable pipelines to bring them into our training datasets.
• Build and improve large-scale data-processing systems, optimizing for data quality, throughput, and cost.
• Collaborate closely with AI Scientists to improve training datasets and support the development of next-generation models.
• Take ownership of engineering projects from problem discovery through implementation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Backend fundamentals

Independent work

Analytical problem-solving

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Bash

Linux

Data pipelines

GCP

Terraform

Production systems

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Data to join the AI Data team in Milan to build the data pipelines powering model training and next-generation AI products.

You will discover new data sources, engineer scalable data-processing systems, and collaborate with AI scientists to improve datasets for training state-of-the-art models. This role offers remote flexibility and a strong emphasis on ownership and impact.