Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure & Acquisition

Speechify is seeking a Software Engineer focused on Data Infrastructure and Acquisition based in Ithaca, NY. This position centers on building and refining the core systems that drive the company's data operations. The work includes designing and enhancing data pipelines, supporting efficient processing, and developing methods for acquiring new data sources. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimize data infrastructure that supports Speechify’s products and services Implement and improve processes for acquiring and handling data Collaborate with engineers and other teams to strengthen the overall technology stack Contribute to how data is managed, processed, and integrated across the company Collaboration This role works alongside a skilled team dedicated to advancing Speechify’s approach to data. Team members share knowledge, solve problems together, and drive ongoing improvements in data systems.

Speechify aims to remove barriers to learning by transforming text into audio. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech tools to listen to PDFs, books, Google Docs, news, and websites. The product suite covers iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome, and web platforms. Google recognized Speechify as Chrome Extension of the Year, and Apple awarded it the 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity. The company operates fully remotely with a team of nearly 200. Team members include frontend and backend engineers, AI researchers, and professionals from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stanford, and founders of successful startups. Role overview Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer for the Data Infrastructure & Acquisition team in the AI department. This role centers on managing and improving data collection processes that support model training. The team builds large-scale, high-quality datasets for AI research and development, focusing on both scale and cost efficiency. Location Rochester, NY, USA (remote team)

Speechify builds technology to make reading more accessible for everyone. Our text-to-speech tools help over 50 million people turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, making it easier to read, learn, and retain information. Our products span iOS, Android, Mac, and a Chrome extension. Google named our Chrome extension Extension of the Year, and Apple recognized us with the 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity. Our team is fully remote and includes nearly 200 people from backgrounds at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and top universities such as Stanford. We value inclusion and collaboration across all levels. Role Overview The Data team within Speechify’s AI division is hiring a Software Engineer focused on data infrastructure and acquisition. This engineer will work on building and maintaining systems for large-scale data collection, supporting model training efforts, and helping us create high-quality datasets at petabyte scale. Location New York, NY, USA

The New York Times is on the lookout for a dynamic Principal Software Engineer to spearhead the architecture and advancement of our data and machine learning infrastructure. This pivotal role will lay the groundwork for innovative data-driven products, analytics, and AI applications. You will be responsible for designing robust systems that facilitate large-scale data processing, reliable pipelines, and efficient machine learning development, including feature engineering and real-time model serving. As a principal engineer, you will collaborate closely with product, data science, and platform teams to establish the technical direction, promote the adoption of reusable frameworks, and mentor engineers throughout the organization. Your focus will be on ensuring that both data and ML platforms are scalable, reliable, cost-efficient, and compliant with privacy and governance standards. Our core Data Platform integrates a data lake on AWS S3 with Apache Iceberg for enhanced reliability, while data ingestion leverages Confluent Kafka for real-time streaming and Fivetran for file ingestion. The transformation layer utilizes Apache Flink for stream processing, AWS Glue (Spark) for core ETL, and dbt/Athena for analytical data models. The platform efficiently serves data through specialized data stores, including Amazon DynamoDB for low-latency applications and Google BigQuery as the primary analytics engine. This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Engineering. Expect to work in the office 2+ days per week.

Join a Revolutionary CompanyAt Palantir, we are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge software that transforms data into actionable insights. Our platforms empower partners to achieve incredible feats, from developing life-saving medications to addressing critical supply chain challenges, and even assisting in locating missing children.Your RoleAs a Software Engineer on our Infrastructure team focused on the Foundry platform, you will play a vital role in shaping how organizations leverage data. You will engage in the entire product lifecycle— from ideation and design to prototyping and deployment. Collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members, you will gain a deep understanding of customer challenges and contribute to innovative solutions. We foster cross-team collaboration, enabling you to broaden your skill set and gain insights into various technologies across our product landscape. As a valued member of our team, you will have the autonomy to make decisions while being supported by a community that encourages your professional growth, allowing you to flourish as a technical contributor and engineering leader.Our Product Development division consists of small, focused teams, each dedicated to specific product aspects. Within the infrastructure team, you will work on the foundational layers of our software stack, concentrating on database technologies, distributed systems, large-scale data management, security, and application infrastructure. Your contributions will ensure the robustness, security, and scalability of the Palantir Foundry and Gotham platforms, powering essential solutions utilized by research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters worldwide.We are seeking engineers who are passionate about tackling real-world challenges and enabling developers and end-users to perform at their best. If you're driven to create reliable, efficient, and scalable systems, and to design robust APIs and functionalities, this role offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact on our products and the users who depend on them.Frontline ExperienceFoundry Software Engineers may have the unique opportunity to participate in Frontline, an exclusive program that immerses you with customers. This short-term assignment allows you to work directly with users, gaining invaluable insights into product usage and customer challenges, and enabling you to address complex and ambiguous problems effectively.

At Profound, we are dedicated to empowering businesses to comprehend and manage their AI presence effectively. As an Infrastructure Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and scaling the systems that facilitate our rapid expansion. Your primary focus will be on ensuring that our infrastructure is not only highly available but also cost-efficient and capable of managing significant traffic and compute demands. You will collaborate closely with engineers across product, research, and operations teams to design scalable architectures, streamline deployment processes, and enhance system observability.Your ResponsibilitiesDesign and maintain core infrastructure across diverse cloud environments.Develop infrastructure-as-code workflows to automate deployment and scaling processes.Enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system reliability.Oversee CI/CD pipelines to facilitate seamless deployments.Assist in disaster recovery planning to guarantee high system availability.Collaborate with product and research teams to design architectures that can scale with increasing workload demands.Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in compute, storage, and networking.Implement security best practices and compliance frameworks across the infrastructure.

About the Position As a Senior Data Acquisition Engineer, you will take ownership of and enhance the systems designed for large-scale web data collection. Your responsibilities will include the design and maintenance of high-performance scraping and ingestion infrastructure that allows various teams to systematically add and manage data sources with reliability. This role is integral to the Data Engineering team, concentrating on creating scalable, observable, and resilient systems that effectively manage production data. You will collaborate closely with data engineers and product teams to elevate data pipelines and ensure that data acquisition processes scale alongside business growth. Join us to shape the future of AI-driven technologies and contribute significantly to impactful real-world applications. This position is based in our NYC office and operates under a hybrid working model.

About Basic CapitalBasic Capital is at the forefront of transforming America’s $1 trillion retirement sector. We are innovating retirement solutions by creating a mortgage specifically designed for retirement, enabling broader market access, and striving to make wealth attainable for all Americans. Our mission is to develop groundbreaking products, platforms, and a credit marketplace that will revolutionize the retirement system.Our founding team comprises industry veterans from leading firms including Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, Stripe, and Robinhood. Supported by prestigious investors such as Lux Capital, Forerunner Ventures, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis, we are based in SoHo, NYC. We are committed to assembling a lean, high-performance team that aims to reduce wealth inequality.For more information, visit Basic Capital’s website.

At Genius Sports, we combine cutting-edge technology with premier live data to revolutionize the sports experience for fans around the globe. Our mission is to create more immersive, interactive, and personalized experiences than ever before. Discover more about us at geniussports.com.The Role - Staff Engineer - Infrastructure Platform We are on the lookout for an exceptional Staff Engineer to spearhead critical projects within our core infrastructure platform. Genius Sports is currently integrating its diverse tech teams and acquisitions under a cohesive technical strategy, and our infrastructure platform is the foundation of this transformation. Our primary objective is to empower engineering teams to efficiently build, deploy, and manage Genius Sports’ extensive product catalog in a consistent manner. In this role, you will collaborate with fellow InfraPlat leaders to define and execute the technical vision and implementation across an array of projects. These initiatives encompass multi-account and region Kubernetes clusters, MLOps, standardized deployment processes, and a centralized authentication platform. You will also engage with stakeholders from product engineering teams to assess requests, identify common challenges, and prioritize initiatives.

At Angi®, our mission for the past 30 years has been simple: to ensure that jobs are done right. We connect homeowners with trustworthy professionals who possess the necessary skills, while simultaneously linking these pros with homeowners seeking the jobs they desire.Angi at a glance:Homeowners have relied on Angi for over 300 million projects.We cover more than 1,000 home service tasks.Our team consists of 2,800 dedicated employees worldwide.Why join Angi:Angi® is on a mission to redefine the home services industry, fostering an environment where homeowners, professionals, and employees all benefit from a greater number of jobs completed successfully.For homeowners, our platform offers a dependable way to locate skilled professionals. For professionals, we act as a trustworthy business partner, helping them discover the work they want when they want it. For our employees, we provide an exceptional workplace that they can proudly call home. We look forward to welcoming you!About the team:We are currently searching for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Infrastructure team. This individual will play a pivotal role in constructing and managing the foundational platforms that facilitate data processing, storage, and analytics throughout our organization. The focus of this role will be on advancing our lakehouse architecture, data replication systems, and orchestration frameworks, all while ensuring scalable, reliable, and efficient data workflows.Please note, although this role is remote, we are a global company seeking candidates located in the Eastern Time Zone to align with our team's working hours.

Join Fluidstack: Pioneering the Future of IntelligenceAt Fluidstack, we're transforming the landscape of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Collaborating with leading AI research labs, government entities, and major corporations—including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, and Meta—we are dedicated to delivering computing solutions at unprecedented speeds. Our mission is to expedite the realization of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and we are seeking passionate individuals who thrive on purpose and excellence.We take immense pride in the systems we develop and the trust we build with our clients. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and contribute to shaping the future of intelligence, we invite you to join our innovative team.Position OverviewFluidstack, a prominent player in the cloud services arena, is on the lookout for a Software Engineer specializing in Infrastructure Platform Development. In this role, you will be instrumental in constructing the foundational platforms that support our global infrastructure and data center operations. Your focus will be on developing robust internal tools across various domains, including Configuration Management Database (CMDB), asset management, Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), monitoring, observability, security, and operational automation. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will craft scalable and user-friendly solutions that enhance our ability to provide top-tier infrastructure services.Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Platform DevelopmentDesign and implement a next-generation CMDB system to serve as the definitive source of truth for infrastructure assets, network architecture, and configuration data.Develop DCIM platforms for managing rack operations, server/GPU deployments, operating system installations, quality assurance, and white-screen activities.Create comprehensive asset lifecycle management systems encompassing receiving, racking, inventory, break-fix, and decommissioning workflows.Build monitoring and observability platforms that integrate telemetry from Building Management Systems (BMS), Environmental Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), and IT devices, featuring intelligent alerting and incident management capabilities.Develop self-service portals and automation tools for new region initialization, post-deployment operations, and fleet-scale management.Operational Excellence & AutomationMinimize manual tasks through workflow automation and self-service tools that empower our operations and engineering teams.Create workflow orchestration systems to streamline complex multi-step processes that encompass incident, problem, and change management.

About Amperos HealthAmperos Health stands at the forefront of revolutionizing revenue cycle management (RCM) for healthcare clinics, enabling them to optimize revenue collection efficiently and swiftly. Established in 2023 and supported by notable investors such as Uncork, Neo, Nebular.vc, and strategic angels from industry leaders like OpenAI, Stripe, and Twilio, our mission is to transform the relationship between healthcare providers and payers. We envision an AI-driven workforce that alleviates administrative workload and accelerates the financial return for healthcare professionals.About the RoleAs our inaugural Infrastructure Engineer, you will spearhead the development of our infrastructure at Amperos. You will manage DevOps, enhance developer experience, ensure compliance, and oversee observability and monitoring within our AWS environment. This role presents exciting challenges associated with AI infrastructure, and you will have the chance to mold and lead your team as we expand.Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish and maintain the infrastructure to support Amperos' growth trajectory.Enhance and optimize AWS infrastructure, boosting development efficiency and creating modular engineering frameworks.Develop systems that expedite the deployment of AI features and enhance observability of large language models (LLMs).Minimize AWS expenditures while improving visibility into infrastructure costs.Lead initiatives related to security and technical compliance, including VPNs, firewalls, and network configurations.Candidate ProfileA minimum of 5 years of experience in leading infrastructure teams within top-tier organizations.Ability to identify key ROI infrastructure challenges from the outset and develop a strategic roadmap for enhancements.Proficient in leading engineering discussions and articulating the impact of infrastructure projects.Adaptable and willing to take on diverse roles as needed; no task is too small.Demonstrates high agency, with the capability to produce results with minimal guidance.Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proactively shares vital information with the team.Passionate about leveraging technology to address challenges in an underserved industry.

At Genius Sports, we are pioneering a new era in sports engagement by combining advanced technology with the highest quality live data. Our goal is to create immersive, interactive, and personalized experiences for sports fans around the globe. Learn more about us here. geniussports.com.Position Overview - Senior Software Engineer, Data PlatformWe are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to architect and scale the core systems that underpin our data ecosystem. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design and modernization of our data infrastructure, empowering teams throughout the organization to swiftly, reliably, and securely access and utilize data. You will spearhead significant platform initiatives from inception to production, carefully navigate architectural decisions, and closely collaborate with product teams and cross-functional stakeholders to drive engineering strategy.This role is perfect for a technically adept leader with extensive experience in distributed systems, modern data lakehouse and streaming architectures, and large-scale data operations. A strong passion for mentorship, technical excellence, and creating systems that yield substantial business impact is essential.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, construct, and oversee the foundational systems and features of the Data Platform, facilitating internal teams' ability to access and utilize data efficiently and securely.Lead the modernization of our data infrastructure while managing technical complexities and making informed architectural decisions to enhance our foundation and boost organizational productivity.Act as a technical leader for extensive Data Platform initiatives, influencing architectural choices and engineering direction in collaboration with product and cross-functional teams.Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, enhancing their skills and preparing them for greater responsibilities.Stay informed on emerging technologies and industry advancements in data systems and platform development.

Join a Transformative Force in TechnologyAt Palantir, we create groundbreaking software that revolutionizes data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency. Our platforms enable partners to combat critical challenges—from developing life-saving medical treatments to predicting supply chain disruptions and locating missing persons.Position OverviewAs a Backend Software Engineer at Palantir, you will play an essential role in shaping how organizations leverage data. You will be engaged in all stages of the product lifecycle, from ideation and design to prototyping and final deployment. Collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members, you will gain insights into customer challenges and develop innovative solutions. We promote cross-team collaboration, allowing you to expand your knowledge across various technologies and product facets. You will work autonomously and make impactful decisions within a supportive community that fosters your growth into a technical leader.Our Product Development teams are composed of small, focused groups of Software Engineers, each dedicated to distinct aspects of our offerings. The infrastructure teams are tasked with fortifying the foundational layers of our software stack, emphasizing database technologies, distributed systems, large-scale data architectures, security, and application infrastructure. In this role, you will write robust code that supports Palantir Foundry and Gotham, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability for products utilized by key public and private sector institutions. You will be instrumental in building the core capabilities that empower research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters worldwide.We seek engineers who are driven by a passion for solving real-world challenges, enabling both developers and end-users to maximize their productivity. If you are eager to create reliable, high-performing, and scalable systems, and to design resilient APIs, this opportunity allows you to make a substantial impact on our products and the communities we serve.

Join Thread AI as an Infrastructure Software EngineerAt Thread AI, we are pioneering the development of an AI-native workflow orchestration engine. We are in search of passionate and skilled professionals eager to be a part of our expanding team. Our mission is to simplify infrastructure for enterprises and public sector organizations aiming to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence.Located in the heart of New York, our diverse team comprises seasoned experts in AI, product management, and engineering, all dedicated to crafting and implementing intricate workflows and infrastructure solutions.Our Engineering CultureWe pride ourselves on having a compact yet highly committed technical team that encompasses engineering, research, design, product, and operations. We believe that a small, empowered team with a flat organizational structure fosters rapid innovation and superior product development compared to larger, hierarchical entities.Role OverviewWe are looking for a talented software engineer with a robust background in infrastructure to contribute significantly to the scalability and reliability of our platform. The ideal candidate will support complex network topologies and should possess a deep curiosity and creativity, excelling in problem-solving within a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment.

About KiddomKiddom is an innovative educational platform dedicated to enhancing student equity and growth. By combining high-quality instructional resources with interactive digital learning, Kiddom enables schools and districts to take control of their curriculum. This results in personalized learning experiences that cater to the distinct needs and aspirations of local communities. The platform is enriched with insightful data for teachers and leaders, fostering continuous improvement in instructional strategies, school programming, and professional development.As a member of the InfraOps team, you will play a crucial role in supporting Kiddom's engineering efforts by developing a scalable and sustainable infrastructure that aligns with our company objectives. This is a unique chance to join a small, skilled team during a pivotal moment as we transition from Series C to D funding. You will have the autonomy to influence your work significantly, embracing a variety of tasks that reflect your expertise and enthusiasm.Key Responsibilities:Promote and cultivate a robust DevOps culture at Kiddom by collaborating with teams to establish best practices and guide both new and existing services.Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure confidence in automated, repeatable processes.

CVector is dedicated to revolutionizing economic optimization and AI-driven predictions across energy and manufacturing sectors.Our technology seamlessly integrates critical decision-making factors that impact cost, reliability, and profit margins, providing a unified decision layer that forecasts future scenarios, simulates potential outcomes, and optimizes operational strategies. This allows industrial plants to operate closer to their maximum economic potential daily.This position requires in-office attendance at our New York City headquarters four days a week. CVector serves clients nationwide and operates in challenging industrial environments.Role OverviewAs a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Backend and AI Infrastructure, you will be instrumental in advancing CVector’s backend platform. Your focus will be on developing time-series data systems, AI-enhanced analytics, cloud infrastructure, and data ingestion pipelines that underpin our client-facing applications and internal modeling tools.This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on working closely with data and infrastructure, possess excellent architectural judgment, and are eager to engage with AI systems, databases, and distributed backend services. You will take ownership of complex systems, lead significant technical migrations, and influence the integration of intelligence into industrial energy workflows.You will work in close collaboration with product, modeling, and frontend engineers, significantly impacting the platform's direction, reliability, and scalability for the long term.Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Software Engineer, your contributions will span various interconnected domains:Intelligent SystemsTranslate customer domains and operational workflows into effective prompts and AI system interfaces.Design, implement, and refine evaluations for AI outputs.Incorporate customer feedback and reinforcement signals to enhance system performance.Optimize context selection, retrieval, and trace collection to elevate output quality.Fine-tune smaller models using collected traces to enhance speed while maintaining performance standards.Evaluate and assimilate new AI platforms and models as they emerge.Support the training and deployment of large, time-series-specific models.Backend Platform and Data InfrastructureOversee migrations and enhancements of our time-series data schemas and storage systems.Update and manage PostgreSQL and associated database infrastructure.Develop and sustain data connectors for industrial and external systems.Lead improvements to MQTT-based data ingestion pipelines.Transition PostgREST to a GraphQL-based framework and evolve our API architecture.

Join CoreWeave as an Engineering Manager, leading our Data Infrastructure team. You will be at the forefront of designing, building, and scaling our data systems that support our innovative cloud solutions. This role is essential for driving efficiency and performance in our data handling, ensuring our infrastructure meets the demands of our growing customer base.

Astronomer develops Astro, a unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Over 800 enterprises rely on Astronomer to help their teams apply software, analytics, and AI to real-world challenges. More details are available at www.astronomer.io. Role overview The Airflow Infrastructure team at Astronomer scales Apache Airflow for organizations with complex data pipelines. This group works within Research and Development, focusing on cloud-native infrastructure and open-source integration. As a Software Engineer on this team, the main responsibility is building the infrastructure layer that connects open-source Airflow with scalable, enterprise-grade cloud systems. The work directly impacts how companies orchestrate and manage data pipelines, emphasizing speed, reliability, and ease of use. This position is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work schedule. What you will do Write and maintain backend services using clean, well-tested code. Collaborate with engineers, product managers, support, and leadership to align technical direction with business goals. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers. Enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems. Prototype and suggest new ideas to improve user experience. Document systems and processes in a clear, accessible manner. Join on-call rotations to troubleshoot and resolve incidents as they occur. Requirements 3-5 years of experience with Python, Golang, and Kubernetes. Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture. Experience working with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Join Palantir Technologies as a Senior Backend Software Engineer specializing in Infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will work at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure systems, contributing to the design and implementation of scalable backend solutions that empower organizations to make data-driven decisions.