Job Description

Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving - Osaka, Japan

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Speechifys products enable text-to-speech across PDFs, books, Google Docs, websites, and more, including its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google named Speechify Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify App of the Day.

We are a fully distributed team of nearly 200 people, with no central office. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and leaders from companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and enjoys making product decisions with a focus on user experience.

We are a flat organization where leadership can emerge from strong technical delivery and results. Work ethic, clear communication, and a drive to win are valued here.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and is aimed to complete within 1 week.

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. If you are passionate about strategizing, enjoy high-paced environments, and are eager to take ownership of product decisions, wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do

• State-of-the-art voice cloning
• Low latency and cost-effective text-to-speech

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• 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.

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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.

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