Senior Software Engineer, AI Model serving - Birmingham, 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 products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App.
Speechify is a 100% distributed company with no office; nearly 200 people worldwide work on product, engineering, AI research, and related roles.
Overview
As Speechify expands, our AI team seeks a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is central to ensuring our infrastructure scales efficiently, optimizing key product flows, and constructing resilient end‑to‑end systems.
What You’ll Do
* State‑of‑the‑art voice cloning
* Low latency and cost‑effective text‑to‑speech
Ideal Candidate
* Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers.
* Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact.
* Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
* Proficiency in deploying high‑availability applications on Kubernetes.
* Preferred: Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production.
What We Offer
* A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products.
* A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive.
* Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity.
* The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry.
* Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture.
* The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more.
* An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain.
How to Apply
Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.
Community & Inclusion
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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