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.

Why Triple Whale Needs You:

We're looking for a Data Engineer with 4+ year experience to join our Data Engineering team and help us build and scale our production-grade data platform. You'll work on high-performance systems built on self-hosted ClickHouse, optimize complex data pipelines, and collaborate closely with Product, Analytics, and Infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, fast, and scalable data solutions.

This is a hands-on technical role where you'll have a significant impact on how we ingest, model, store, and serve data that powers our analytics and AI-driven products.
You’ll play a key role in shaping the direction of our data platform and have meaningful ownership over critical components of our architecture.

What You'll Do:

Data Modeling & Architecture

• Design and evolve data models that reflect business logic and support analytical use cases
• Collaborate with the BI and Analytics teams to understand data requirements and translate them into efficient schemas

Performance Optimization

• Optimize ClickHouse schemas, partitioning strategies, indexing, and compression
• Profile and tune slow queries to improve performance and reduce costs
• Implement systems that ensure data quality, consistency, and operational efficiency (e.g., deduplication, validation, anomaly detection)
• Monitor pipeline health, data freshness, and query performance with appropriate alerting mechanisms

SQL Compiler Development

Develop and maintain the SQL Compiler layer that translates high-level queries into optimized ClickHouse execution plansImplement query optimization and rewriting strategies to improve performanceDebug and resolve compiler issues to ensure accurate and efficient query translation

Data Pipeline Development & Collaboration

• Review and advise the Integration team on pipeline architecture, performance, and best practices.
• Provide guidance on data modeling, schema design, and optimization for new data sources.
• Troubleshoot and maintain existing pipelines when issues arise or optimization is needed
• Ensure data freshness, reliability, and quality across all ingestion pipelines.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with the Integration team to ensure smooth data ingestion from new sources.
• Partner with Infrastructure to support high availability and disaster recovery
• Support other teams across the company in accessing and using data effectively.

What You'll Bring:

Required

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• English at a high level, written and spoken required
• Ability to work from our Jerusalem office (located in the Central Bus Station next to the train) 2 times a week (Monday & Wednesday) is required
• Strong attention to detail, ownership mentality, and ability to work independently
• Quick learner who can dive into new codebases, technologies, and systems independently
• Hands-on mentality - not afraid to roll up your sleeves, dig into unfamiliar code, and work across the stack (including backend when needed)
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
• Strong problem-solving skills for complex data challenges at scale - ability to debug performance issues, data inconsistencies, and system bottlenecks in high-volume environments
• Experience with data modeling and schema design for analytical workloads
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with complex analytical queries
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize systems handling large data volumes (millions+ rows, complex queries, high throughput)
• Knowledge of query optimization techniques and execution planning
• Familiarity with columnar databases (ClickHouse, BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, or similar). Columnar DB experience is a big plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with ClickHouse specifically
• Experience with real-time or streaming data pipelines
• Familiarity with SQL compilers or query engines
• Background in data quality frameworks and observability tools
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi ,etc.)
• Contributions to open-source data projects
• Experience with data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, etc.)
• Experience with any scripting language for data processing
• Understanding of distributed systems and data architecture concepts at scale

Plus

• Experience working in e-commerce, analytics, or BI platforms

• The opportunity to shape and own core systems that power the entire organization.
• A high-impact role with autonomy and influence across multiple teams.
• A collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative environment.
• Competitive compensation and hybrid flexibility based in Jerusalem, with at least 2 days per week in-office required. Our office is conveniently located in Jerusalem's Central Bus Station (across the street from the train station)

Join Us In Making Waves:

If you’re looking for more than just a job and want to be part of a movement reshaping the future of Ecommerce, Triple Whale is the place for you. We’re on the lookout for driven, curious, and creative individuals ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Triple Whale is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.