Software Engineer, AI Data - Build Scalable AI Datasets

Speechify Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Asynchronous work culture

Competitive compensation

Impactful work

Job summary

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

We create high-quality datasets at petabyte scale, combining engineering, infrastructure, and research to improve training efficiency and scalability. You will work on discovering data sources, building reliable pipelines, and collaborating with AI Scientists to enhance datasets, while taking ownership of projects from discovery to

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or 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 development

Python

Bash

Data pipelines

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Linux

GCP

Terraform

Job description

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

We create high-quality datasets at petabyte scale, combining engineering, infrastructure, and research to improve training efficiency and scalability. You will work on discovering data sources, building reliable pipelines, and collaborating with AI Scientists to enhance datasets, while taking ownership of projects from discovery to