Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Omaha, NE, USA

1. About Our Client:

The organization operates in the text-to-speech technology sector, addressing the challenge of making reading accessible to a broad audience. It develops products that convert various written formats into audio, enabling users to read faster, retain more information, and access content regardless of reading barriers. The company’s products reach over 50 million users globally via multiple platforms, including mobile apps, desktop applications, and browser extensions. It operates as a fully distributed team of nearly 200 professionals worldwide, including engineers and AI researchers from leading tech companies and academic institutions.

2. About the Opportunity:

The Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition role focuses on supporting the AI team’s data collection efforts critical for model training. This position is responsible for building and maintaining scalable data ingestion pipelines and collaborating with scientists and leadership to optimize data quality and cost-efficiency. The role directly contributes to advancing the organization’s next-generation AI products by ensuring rich, high-quality datasets are available at scale.

3. Responsibilities:

• Identify and acquire new audio data sources for ingestion.

• Operate and enhance the cloud infrastructure supporting data pipelines, primarily on GCP using Terraform.

• Collaborate with scientists to improve data cost, throughput, and quality.

• Work with AI team members and leadership to develop the dataset roadmap for future products.

4. Requirements:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience.

• Proficiency in bash and Python scripting within Linux environments.

• Experience with Docker, Infrastructure-as-Code, and at least one major cloud provider (preferably GCP).

• Familiarity with web crawlers and large-scale data processing is a plus.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to shifting priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

5. Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• The United States base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000 to $200,000 plus bonus and equity, depending on experience.

6. Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive salaries.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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