Software Engineer, Platform - Los Angeles, CA, USA
About The Position
Speechify's mission is to make reading accessible to everyone, with over 50 million users utilizing its text-to-speech products across various platforms. The company was recognized as Chrome Extension of the Year by Google and a 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity by Apple. Speechify operates as a 100% distributed company with nearly 200 employees globally, including talent from major tech companies and leading PhD programs. The Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining all backend services, such as payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This role is crucial for a strategic individual who thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience creating delightful user experiences. Speechify fosters a flat organization where technical excellence and consistent, fast delivery lead to leadership opportunities, emphasizing work ethic, strong communication, and a drive to succeed. The interview process involves several technical interviews and aims to be completed within 1 week.
Requirements
- Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
- Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
- Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
- Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience
Benefits
- 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
- Competitive compensation
- A welcoming atmosphere
- A commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- 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
- Bonus
- Stock
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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