Speechmatics

About the Company

Speechmatics is the world's leading expert in speech technology, combining the latest breakthroughs in AI and ML to unlock the business value in human speech. Businesses use Speechmatics worldwide to accurately understand and transcribe human-level speech into text regardless of demographic, age, gender, accent, dialect or location in real-time and on recorded media. Combining these transcripts with the latest AI-driven speech capabilities, businesses build products that utilize summaries, topics, sentiment, chapters, translation and more. Speechmatics processes over 300 years of transcription worldwide every month in 50 languages. Having pioneered machine learning in speech recognition, its neural networks consider acoustics, languages, dialects, multiple speakers, punctuation, capitalization, context and implicit meanings. Speechmatics is headquartered in Cambridge, UK with a New York office too. Speechmatics is a registered trademark.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Speechmatics

Job Title

Software Engineer - Data & AI

Job Description

**Job Title:** Software Engineer – Data & AI **Role Summary:** Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and web‑scraping solutions that generate high‑quality datasets for large‑scale speech AI models. Oversee data ingestion, transformation, storage, and quality assurance while optimizing performance and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. **Expactations:** - Build and operate robust web‑scraping systems to collect data from diverse sources. - Develop end‑to‑end ETL pipelines for ingesting, cleansing, normalizing, and storing large volumes of data. - Optimize pipeline efficiency for speed, reliability, and scalability. - Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring high reliability and throughput. - Identify opportunities to source or generate new relevant datasets. - Collaborate with ML engineers and leadership to define data strategy and roadmap. - Maintain compliance with data privacy and security standards. - Work with cloud and on‑prem infrastructure to support data operations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Architect and implement scalable web‑scraping tools and data pipelines using Python. - Manage data storage infrastructure (databases, cloud storage, on‑prem systems). - Enforce data quality through validation, cleaning, and normalisation processes. - Monitor pipeline performance and troubleshoot bottlenecks or failures. - Coordinate with ML teams to align data capabilities with model requirements. - Stay current on industry best practices in web scraping, data compliance, and cloud services. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of data infrastructure and tooling. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience in software/data engineering. - Strong proficiency in Python and SQL. - Hands‑on experience with web‑scraping, crawlers, and related frameworks. - Expertise in data pipeline design and ETL. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). - Knowledge of data compliance, privacy‑preserving techniques, and security best practices. - Experience with on‑prem infrastructure and database management. - Ability to optimize for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). - Relevant certifications in cloud technologies or data engineering are a plus.

Cambridge, United kingdom

Hybrid

04-12-2025

Company Name

Speechmatics

Job Title

FP&A Analyst

Job Description

**Job Title:** FP&A Analyst **Role Summary:** Data‑driven analyst reporting to the CFO, responsible for delivering financial insights, building advanced forecasting models, and supporting strategic initiatives such as pricing, capital allocation, fundraising, M&A, and international expansion. **Expectations:** - Proven experience in FP&A, strategy consulting, corporate finance, or a comparable analytical role. - Strong quantitative, problem‑solving, and data‑analysis capabilities. - Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders. - Proactive ownership and comfort working in a fast‑growth, ambiguous environment. - Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills. **Key Responsibilities:** - Conduct deep financial and operational analysis; identify trends, correlations, and actionable insights. - Build and maintain sophisticated financial models, including scenario and sensitivity analyses. - Automate recurring FP&A tasks (data consolidation, reporting, forecasting) using Excel macros, Power Query, or BI tools (Power BI, Tableau). - Develop rolling forecasts, budgets, and dynamic reporting tools; produce monthly performance packs for the Board with commercial commentary. - Partner with Go‑to‑Market teams on pricing strategy and deal‑level financial analysis. - Support technology teams in ROI analysis of product investments. - Assist capital allocation decisions, including fundraising, M&A, and international expansion initiatives. **Required Skills:** - Advanced financial modeling and expert Excel proficiency. - Experience with BI/reporting platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce, etc.) – a plus. - Strong analytical mindset with ability to handle ambiguous problems. - Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements. - Excellent written and verbal communication for senior‑level audiences. - Ability to design and implement process automation. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative field. - Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA, or similar) are advantageous but not mandatory.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

04-02-2026

Company Name

Speechmatics

Job Title

Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Software Engineer Role Summary: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, resilient architectures that integrate AI transcription models, ensuring high performance and stability across real‑world scenarios. Collaborate cross‑functionally to continually improve system architecture, infrastructure, and best engineering practices. Expectations: Deliver end‑to‑end software solutions, from feature design and implementation to release and monitoring, balancing speed and quality. Exhibit proactive collaboration, continuous learning, and mentorship. Work effectively in production Python with exposure to additional languages and cloud orchestration tools, and contribute to improving pipeline automation and documentation. Key Responsibilities: - Own initiatives for system architecture, performance, stability, and feature enhancements. - Develop and maintain production-ready Python code, with knowledge of C++, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux environments. - Design, implement, and test features through the full software development lifecycle, including automated test coverage and release pipelines. - Monitor automated test results, validate performance against standards, and drive continuous improvements to build and release processes. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, share technical knowledge, mentor peers, and promote best engineering practices. - Participate in knowledge sharing, documentation, and culture initiatives such as knowledge sessions and mentorship. Required Skills: - Proficiency in production Python (minimum). - Experience or strong interest in C++, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, and Gitlab. - Understanding of automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and release engineering. - Ability to balance rapid iteration with robust quality controls. - Strong communication, collaboration, and mentorship capabilities. - Curiosity for learning new technologies and domains, including machine learning concepts (preferred). Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). - No mandatory certifications required.

Cambridge, United kingdom

Hybrid

04-02-2026