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.

Operations Specialist I (Overnight)

Mission (Why we need you):

Airspace is a fast-growing company in the logistics x tech space. Our work saves lives. The operational performance of our teams and partners shaves time off critical deliveries of organs and medical supplies. There certainly is never a dull day at Airspace!

Outcomes (What you’ll be working on and the impact you’ll make):

We are looking for those people who see operations as anything but another customer service gig. You will be purposefully making logistics more transparent, faster, and safer for everyone using our services. You will be part of our European Operations team, which means you will be saving lives, keeping planes in the air, and delivering shipments faster than anyone else on the market. 

Primary responsibilities and tasks: 

• Provide world-class customer service
• Provide quick decisions and resolutions to issues that arise
• Ensure our KPIs are being met
• Collaborate with all team members to get shipments to point A to point B with the One Team mindset
• Strong sense of proper prioritization (What tasks takes priority over others, and for whom) 
• Properly documents issues to support corrective actions and team updates.
• Assist with the fundamental tasks of the operations department, such as processing transactions and managing daily logistics activities.
• Track the movement of goods and provide real-time shipment updates using various systems.
• Support the operations department by assisting with essential tasks, including transaction processing and daily logistics management.
• This role demands flexibility, as it may include irregular hours or overtime, particularly during peak times or when addressing critical issues

Skills & Experience & Characteristics (Who you are):

• At least 1-2+ years of experience in the international logistics environment, preferably in the freight forwarder/air/express/courier or same-day logistics; or related field.
• At least 2+ years of proven track record in a similar role in customer service/operations
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly move from one critical task to another and to shift roles when necessary
• Attention to detail: time-critical logistics is a game of centimeters. The right choice is not always clear and it is your job to find it, improve it and implement it
• Ability to make good judgments quickly
• A positive attitude: Your job is to make the impossible possible. Have fun doing it
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain organized records.
• Fluent in speaking and writing English, any other language is a bonus.
• Knowledge of basic logistics principles, including Incoterms, supply chain fundamentals, and international trade, is a plus.
• Preferred location is Penang

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary range: RM 2,500 to RM 4,000
• Hours: Night shift
• Annual leave, medical leave, and public holidays in accordance with company policy
• Medical coverage
• Work-from-home arrangement

Position: Program Coordinator, Take Action Lab: Environment & Sustainability

Location: Tilting Futures is seeking a Program Coordinator for Take Action Lab: Environment & Sustainability in Penang, Malaysia. For this role, we are only accepting applicants with significant lived experience and legal authorization to live and work in Malaysia.

Start Date: The ideal start date is 15 May, 2026

Compensation: The compensation for this contract role is RM5000-7750 per month. This range reflects the full compensation, as contractors are responsible for managing their own taxes, benefits, and other related expenses. We value transparency and are happy to discuss further details with candidates during the application process.

Application process: This is an outline of our typical hiring process. Depending on the needs of the role, the individual stages may change. Only qualified applicants will be advanced at each stage.

1. Submit an application: it will be reviewed by real humans, not bots! 
2. Screening interview: a quick “get to know you” call
3. Candidate exercise: a chance for us to learn more about you and for you to understand some of the expectations of the role
4. Hiring manager interview: you’ll chat about your exercise and meet this role’s supervisor.
5. VP, Programs Interview: we are a small organization and our leadership is deeply invested in making sure we hire the right folks for each role.

We highly recommend reviewing our careers page for the most detailed information on our hiring process & philosophy, and to learn more about what it’s like to work at Tilting Futures.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Will you sponsor a Malaysian work visa application?

We are unable to sponsor a Malaysian visa application. All applicants must already be legally able to live and work full-time in Penang, Malaysia.

Will I have to travel to the United States in this role?

You may be asked to travel to the United States 1 time per year, for 1-2 weeks per visit, to attend staff-specific retreats or training seminars. In these cases, we will support your application for an American B-type visitor visa should you not have one already.

Do you have an office in Penang?

Yes, our office is located in Gelugor.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

As part of the team in Penang, the Program Coordinator helps bring to life the Take Action Lab program for our students. They will play a key role in creating a positive student experience by facilitating curricular and extracurricular activities, supporting student wellbeing and learning, and leading administrative tasks for student onboarding, program management and record keeping. A mostly student-facing position, the Program Coordinator will play a central role in creating a unique, cultural immersion experience for our students. 

We are looking for someone who is energized and enthusiastic about youth leadership development, builds relationships, and can navigate dynamic, new environments.

This role reports to the Take Action Lab Program Manager, Malaysia and works closely with the Program Operations Coordinator, and two other Program Coordinators in the Take Action Lab team. They must be based in Penang, Malaysia.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT

Co-create the Take Action Lab experience: Design and facilitate a unique immersion experience anchored in our principles of experiential learning

• Support the design of transformative experiential learning activities in line with TAL’s theme and curriculum goals
• Participate in building TAL’s training modules & ensure students’ adoption
• Guide and facilitate group learning activities around the Penang area 
• Prepare and execute an orientation and re-entry program for participants
• Prepare and maintain orientation and onboarding materials

Support the wellbeing and development of inspiring young leaders: Work directly with the students to guide and facilitate their immersion learning experience in Penang

• Support community engagement strategy and activities during the virtual and immersive segments of the program; Foster a safe and productive learning environment; Guide the cohort community-building experience 
• Act as a mentor and cultural broker for the students during the pre-departure and immersion experience; maintain regular check-ins with a sub-cohort of students
• Support students’ wellbeing as part of the team responding to behavioral, health, and safety incidents
• Monitor student engagement and surface issues for problem-solving

Build local partnerships: Develop good working relationships with program partners

• Liaise with local partners to ensure logistics run smoothly
• Support the delivery of partner training, monitoring and evaluation
• Identify and liaise with local partners and activities that can contribute to students’ learning objectives
• Facilitate program closing events with local partners; Celebrate and acknowledge partner contributions to the program and the students’ experience

Keep program stakeholders organized and informed: Support administrative tasks for student onboarding and offboarding and regular reporting

• Act as students’ first point of contact and support during their pre-departure preparation and throughout their immersion; Support student and family communications strategy throughout the program, including but not limited to responding to inquiries, drafting and editing resources, managing online community engagement platforms 
• Support the maintenance of systems for organizing local activities and students’ information
• Analyze data to track depth of student engagement, spot patterns, and surface learnings
• Manage materials and logistics for program events, in collaboration with the team and local partners

WHO WILL THRIVE IN THIS ROLE

We are looking for more than just hard skills; we want teammates who will add value to our organizational culture by bringing these mindsets to their work:

• Connected to our mission: Something in your own life experience drives your passion for Tilting Futures’ mission and vision.
• Information seeker: You investigate thoroughly to get relevant information.
• Detail oriented: You show rigorous and meticulous attention to detail.
• Empathetic: You identify with the feelings, ideas and attitudes of others.
• Personable: You have a friendly, approachable and outgoing style.
• Adaptable: You adjust easily to new or changing circumstances.
• Team Player: You work well within diverse groups to achieve common goals.  
• Student-Oriented: You are attentive and responsive to student needs.
• Initiative: You act proactively to achieve results.
• Resourceful: You find alternative solutions to overcome problems or limitations.

The following skills are required:

• Experience facilitating and designing learning experiences for youth (aged 17-21)
• Experience facilitating one-on-one and group reflection and discussion with youth in support of learning and development objectives
• Experience working or living with people from different cultural backgrounds
• Familiar with Penang’s social impact and environment sector
• Legally able to live and work in Malaysia full time
• Comfortable using and learning new technology; Enjoy finding new ways to use technology for greater impact
• Effective communicator: written, verbal and Google slide presentations
• All routine immunizations and vaccinations, including COVID-19, must be complete and up to date according to WHO guidelines

Bonus points if have/are:

• Basic First Aid Training
• Proficiency with Airtable, Slate, MS Office, Google Suite
• Bilingual or multilingual familiarity with any of the languages spoken by Penang’s diverse cultural communities
• A US Visa (for occasional travel to the USA)

YOUR LEGACY

Bring your youth development experience and knowledge of Penang and Malaysia to make your mark on a one-of-a-kind youth learning program for a global cohort of curious and inspired students. 

DAY IN THE LIFE

Day-to-day activities will depend on the stage in the program cycle: planning season & immersion experience.

Planning season: This stage includes monitoring and tracking students’ pre-departure tasks (e.g. visa applications, travel plans, health and safety forms, housing & apprenticeship placements). In addition, you will support the development of in-person learning activities that support the curriculum competencies and learning outcomes; deliver training for local partners; prepare orientation materials and resources for students’ onboarding to the program. 

Immersion experience: this is the most dynamic stage of the cycle consisting of a 12-week student immersion in Penang. Day-to-day activities will include: liaising with the local operational partner to organize logistical support; leading reflection/learning activities for students; supporting health, safety and behavioral incidents; planning and executing activities that build community and a sense of belonging to Tilting Futures.