AI Data Engineer: Build Scalable Training Data Pipelines

Speechify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer - AI Data to join our distributed AI team and build data pipelines powering model training and next-generation products. You’ll craft high-quality datasets at petabyte scale, optimizing for quality, throughput, and cost.

The ideal candidate thrives on solving complex problems, exploring new data sources, and delivering scalable systems that improve AI training efficiency.

Qualifications

• A 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

Python

Bash

Linux

Backend development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer - AI Data to join our distributed AI team and build data pipelines powering model training and next-generation products. You’ll craft high-quality datasets at petabyte scale, optimizing for quality, throughput, and cost.

The ideal candidate thrives on solving complex problems, exploring new data sources, and delivering scalable systems that improve AI training efficiency.