Remote AI Data Engineer — Scale Training Datasets

Speechify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Asynchronous work culture

Competitive compensation

Equity option

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer - AI Data to join our distributed AI team. You will build data pipelines powering model training and next-generation AI products, sourcing diverse audio data and ensuring high data quality at scale.

You’ll work on production-grade systems, collaborate with AI scientists, and own projects from discovery to delivery in a fast-paced, asynchronous environment. Expect substantial impact on accessibility through speech technology.

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

Backend development

Data pipelines

Production systems

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer - AI Data to join our distributed AI team. You will build data pipelines powering model training and next-generation AI products, sourcing diverse audio data and ensuring high data quality at scale.

You’ll work on production-grade systems, collaborate with AI scientists, and own projects from discovery to delivery in a fast-paced, asynchronous environment. Expect substantial impact on accessibility through speech technology.