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Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Cardiff, United Kingdom
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 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.
Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include 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, and many founders of their own companies.
Overview
We're looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team at Speechify. This role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support our model training operations. We are able to build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through a tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research work. We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join us.
What You’ll Do
- Be scrappy to find new sources of audio data and bring it into our ingestion pipeline
- Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform.
- Collaborate closely with our Scientists to shift the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer data at bigger scale and lower cost to power our next-generation models.
- Collaborate with others on the AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team’s dataset roadmap to power Speechify’s next-generation consumer and enterprise products.
An Ideal Candidate Should Have
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
- Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments
- Proficiency in Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and professional experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)
- Experience with web crawlers, large-scale data processing workflows is a plus
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
What we offer
- A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.
- An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
- A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.
- An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
- Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
- Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use.
- Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
- Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.
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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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Overview
Bring your passion for C++ to help us develop a cross-platform mapping SDK that runs on desktop and mobile devices using the latest compilers and C++ standards. At Esri, we love making a difference and leading the way in developing innovative technology. This is a great opportunity to design and develop next-gen Esri technology - initially focusing on text: calculation, de-confliction, positioning and real-time rendering for 2D and 3D.
Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Cardiff area for this position. Check out more details about the Esri R&D Center – Cardiff!
Responsibilities
- Build C++ software components that follow industry and team-standard design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment models
- Develop excellent software for use in field mapping, data collection, sensor networks, street navigation, and more, with the initial focus being on text related components
- Collaborate with other software and product engineers throughout the development process
- Discuss user requirements; design and develop library APIs and implementations
- Research, analyse, articulate, and solve complex problems with design, development, testing, and documentation
- Learn and collaborate in SDK environments and languages, for testing, investigation and prototyping
Requirements
- 2+ years of commercial/academic software development experience, including debugging algorithms, and designing functions and class structures
- Fluent in, and keen to engineer with, modern C++ (14/17/20) and STL, including smart pointers, optional, variant, lambda expressions, move semantics and template programming
- Experience with IDEs, compilers, and development tools for Linux, Windows or MacOS
- Object oriented design skills
- Understanding of algorithms and design patterns
- Ability to work closely with the team to build quality software in a constantly evolving environment
- Effective time management and organisational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, mapping, GIS, or related field
- Existing work authorisation for the United Kingdom
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience in complementary design approaches such as Value-based, Data-Oriented, Multithreading, Parallelisation, Functional or Compile-time
- Interest in or knowledge of text layout, typography, fonts, and libraries such as ICU and HarfBuzz
- Familiarity with GIS applications and technologies
- Familiarity with some other languages which our SDKs target or are used in infrastructure (such as Kotlin, Qt, C#, Swift, Flutter, Typescript or Python)
- Master’s degree in GIS, computer science, engineering, or related field
Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is £39,600 - £67,320.
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The Company
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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