What you'll be doing

• Developing and deploying LLM-powered language learning products across the full stack, as well as enhancing the quality and performance of existing AI-powered features within Speak

• Collaborating cross-functionally with other Engineering teams, Applied ML, Product, Design, and Content

• Refining our process for building LLM apps, including best practices for prompting, experimentation/evaluation, LLM Ops, measuring quality and performance, etc.

• Scaling existing product features to many more users and languages

What we're looking for

• 3-5+ years of experience in full stack/backend, product-focused software engineering

• You have real-world experience developing and deploying LLM apps and a strong understanding, gained through experience, of what works and what doesn't

• A keen intuition for improving performance and output quality of LLM systems

• Experience with LLM Ops and tools (e.g., vector databases, RAG, prompt ops)

• Strong product intuition — the ability to think broadly and cross-functionally about innovative LLM-powered capabilities and product experiences

• Ability to work independently and build at a high velocity

Office

• San Francisco, CA

Why work at Speak

1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.

2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.

4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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