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.

Title: Systems Engineer

EdgeConneX is seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to support the global enterprise infrastructure. The candidate will play a critical role in deploying, managing and supporting our global virtual and physical server infrastructure, as well as assisting with the configuration and troubleshooting of our network infrastructure. This role requires a self-motivated & proactive individual with a strong technical background and excellent problem-solving skills.  This position is based in Singapore at our corporate office, but can be flexible to one day per week remote.  This position could also require as much as 10-20% travel regionally within APAC to support critical issues.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain physical and virtual server environments (VMware ESXi, vSAN, and SAN).
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance to ensure reliability and high availability.
• Administer enterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, and vSAN environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across compute, storage, and networking systems.
• Perform routine maintenance, updates, and patching of systems to ensure security and stability.
• Manage and configure Cisco network switches in support of server and storage connectivity.
• Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot virtual machines and guest operating systems including Windows Server, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Red Hat Linux.
• Collaborate with the IT team to design and implement network solutions.
• Provide technical support and guidance to end-users and other IT staff as it related to our enterprise networks.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Provide day-to-day operational support of back-end infrastructure (physical, virtual compute and network)
• Assist in updating network design documentation and schematic diagrams
• Participate in on-call rotation, ensuring uptime of critical servers, networks, and applications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to infrastructure management.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and in a team setting.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/responsibilities/tickets.
• Ability and willingness to create (project) documentation with diagrams to be used for cross-training purposes.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to understand the long-term “big picture”.
• Good technical writing skills and strong attention to details

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a technical related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in systems engineering and/or administration
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter).
• Foundation in SAN, NAS, and vSAN technologies.
• Familiarity with scripting (Powershell, bash, etc.)
• 1+ years professional experience with Cisco switch configuration and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in administering Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Candidates who have worked inside a hyperscale data center are highly encouraged to apply
• Candidates who possess VMware certifications (VCP or higher) are also highly encouraged to apply
• Candidates with experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions are also highly encouraged to apply
• Candidates who have Azure experience would really make a candidate stand out.

Verification of employment with previous employers may be part of the recruitment process to ascertain that the candidate’s work history and qualifications are accurate and align with the requirements of the role.