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Software Engineer, AI Data - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Netherlands
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
Software Engineer - AI Data on Speechify's AI team, building data pipelines and large-scale data-processing systems that power model training and next-generation AI products.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Netherlands
- Pay
- USD 30,000 – 120,000 / year
What you'll do
- 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.
What we're looking for
- 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.
Nice to have
- Experience with web crawlers, data acquisition, or distributed data-processing systems.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code, particularly GCP and Terraform.
- Familiarity with ML training data, dataset quality, or audio processing.
Benefits
The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
- 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
- The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
- Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain
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About Speechify
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.
Mission
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.
Key facts
- nearly 200 people
- Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year
- Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity
- 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office
- Team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high-growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt,