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.

About the Job

The Product Manager, Accounts Lifecycle, will be the strategic owner of the entire merchant journey, from initial sign-up and onboarding (Activation) through ongoing engagement and retention. A core focus of this role is to skillfully balance the necessity for a world-class Merchant Experience (MX) with stringent Compliance and Risk requirements (e.g., KYC/AML). This individual must be highly adept at navigating complex trade-offs and driving alignment across multiple, interdependent product and risk teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Product Management specifically focusing on customer/merchant lifecycle, growth, or product-led growth (PLG) initiatives, ideally within FinTech, Payments, or an equivalent high-compliance industry.
• Technical expertise is a significant advantage: Ability to understand technical architecture and integration points to facilitate meaningful discussions with engineers.
• Strong organizational skills to strategically navigate and prioritize conflicting demands from multiple stakeholders (e.g., business goals vs. risk constraints).
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive outcomes across large, interdependent organizational structures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain Expertise (Critical): Direct product management experience within FinTech, Payments, or a similarly regulated industry that requires balancing user experience with strict Compliance, Risk, or Fraud requirements (e.g., KYC/AML).
• Technical Expertise (Strong Plus): A background in engineering, computer science, or demonstrated ability to understand technical architecture, APIs, and data flows to facilitate deep, productive discussions with technical teams.
• Account Lifecycle Specialization: Specific experience building or optimizing products related to core lifecycle stages like Onboarding, Activation, Offboarding

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle Strategy & Roadmap Ownership:
• Define the vision, strategic goals, and execution roadmap for optimizing the end-to-end Merchant Account Lifecycle, with a primary focus on maximizing Onboarding success, Activation rate, and Onboarding Throughput
• Synthesize market trends, competitive analysis, and business goals to prioritize high-impact lifecycle initiatives.
• Risk, Compliance, and Experience Balancing:
• Crucially balance the Merchant Experience needs (speed, clarity, ease-of-use) against strict requirements mandated by Risk, Fraud, and Compliance policies (e.g., KYC/AML checks, documentation needs).
• Collaborate closely with Risk and Compliance teams to design product processes that embed necessary controls with the lowest possible friction for the merchant.
• Proactively anticipate and translate new regulatory and policy changes into clear product requirements and required experience updates.
• Product Discovery & Execution:
• Lead the product discovery process, generating deep insights through merchant feedback, data analysis, and user research.
• Translate strategic goals into clear, actionable Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering and design teams.
• Own the prioritization of features, fixes, and experiments, strategically managing a backlog that is often subject to frequently changing demands from business and regulatory forces.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Navigation:
• Act as a highly effective navigator and consensus builder across interdependent core product teams (e.g., Payments, Core Platform) to ensure a unified and consistent merchant experience.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Marketing, Risk, and Compliance.
• Clearly communicate product progress, outcomes, and the rationale behind complex trade-offs (especially those involving risk vs. experience) to senior stakeholders.