Senior Software Engineer, AI Model serving - Chicago, USA (Chicago)

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Mission

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 PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, enabling faster reading, more reading, and better retention. Our products include the iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Recently, Google named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year, and Apple named it its App of the Day.

Speechify operates with nearly 200 employees worldwide in a 100% distributed environmentno physical office. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and professionals from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stanford, Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and other startups and entrepreneurs.

This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience creating engaging user experiences.

We are a flat organization that encourages leadership based on technical excellence and results. Strong work ethic, communication skills, and a winning mindset are essential.

Our interview process includes several technical rounds, aiming to complete within one week.

Overview

As Speechify expands, our AI team seeks a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is vital for scaling infrastructure, optimizing product workflows, and building resilient systems. If you enjoy strategic thinking, high-paced work, and taking ownership, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Develop state-of-the-art voice cloning technologies
• Improve low-latency and cost-effective text-to-speech solutions

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven backend development experience, especially in Python
• Experience with GCP; familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Ability to ideate and implement efficiently, prioritizing impact
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes
• Experience deploying NLP or TTS models to production

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment shaping the company's products
• A team that values innovation and initiative
• Autonomy to foster creativity
• The chance to impact a revolutionary industry
• Competitive pay, a supportive culture, and a strong asynchronous work environment
• The opportunity to work on products that assist those with learning differences like dyslexia and ADD
• Engagement at the intersection of AI and audio in a rapidly evolving tech domain

Salary

• The US base salary range for this full-time role is $140,000$200,000 plus bonus and equity, depending on experience

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Speechify is committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected categories.