Speechify
Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving - Madison, USA
Speechify, Madison, Wisconsin, us, 53774
Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving - Madison, USA
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. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and more, with backgrounds from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and leading startups.
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 environments, and are eager to take ownership of product decisions, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
State‑of‑the‑art voice cloning
Low latency and cost‑effective text‑to‑speech delivery
Qualifications
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
Benefits
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
Opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
Privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Salary United States Based Salary range: $140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience
Application Think you're a good fit for this role? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.
Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them!
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Speechify by 2x.
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.
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Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and more, with backgrounds from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and leading startups.
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 environments, and are eager to take ownership of product decisions, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
State‑of‑the‑art voice cloning
Low latency and cost‑effective text‑to‑speech delivery
Qualifications
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
Benefits
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
Opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
Privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Salary United States Based Salary range: $140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience
Application Think you're a good fit for this role? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.
Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them!
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Speechify by 2x.
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.
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