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Speechify · 20 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, AI Model Serving - Chicago, USA

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$140K/yr - $200K/yr

Speechify is a company dedicated to making reading accessible for everyone through its innovative text-to-speech products. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to ensure efficient infrastructure scaling, optimize product flows, and construct resilient systems while working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

PythonGCPKubernetesDockerNLP modelsCommunication skillsWork ethicStrategic thinking

Required

Proven experience in backend development: Python
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

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Bonus
Stock
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.
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.

Company

Speechify

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Speechify is a mobile and desktop app that allows people with dyslexia and low vision to read out using text to speech voice.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Miami, Florida, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://speechify.com

H1B Sponsorship

Speechify has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2020-01-01Seed
2017-02-22Seed

Leadership Team

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Cliff Weitzman
Founder CEO
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Recent News

9to5mac
New Speechify Mac app lets you write 5 times faster by using your voice
2025-12-17
semafor.com
Exclusive / Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes
2025-12-12
TechCrunch
Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension
2025-11-25
Company data provided by crunchbase