Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension - Burlington, VT, USA
About The Position
Speechify's mission is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to transform reading materials like PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, enabling faster reading, increased comprehension, and better retention. Speechify offers its text-to-speech reading products across various platforms including iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web App. The company has been recognized by Google as the Chrome Extension of the Year and by Apple as App of the Day. Speechify operates as a 100% distributed company with nearly 200 employees globally, including engineers, AI research scientists, and professionals from leading tech companies and academic institutions. This is a critical role for an individual who excels at strategic thinking, thrives in fast-paced settings, is passionate about product decisions, and has a proven track record of building exceptional user experiences. Speechify fosters a flat organizational structure where individuals can achieve leadership through consistent delivery of high-quality technical work at speed. A strong work ethic, effective communication, and a drive to succeed are essential. The interview process is rigorous, involving multiple technical interviews, with a goal to complete within one week.
Requirements
- Experience building and shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
- Customer obsession: passionate about the field and desire to build high-quality products that serve customer needs
- Speed: ability to work quickly to generate ideas and decide what can ship now versus what needs more time
- Focus: ability to engage or be heads down in a busy, remote, high-growth startup environment
- Collaboration: ability to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
- Proficiency in Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript
Responsibilities
- Actively ship production code to the web products
- Work closely with your dedicated product team
- Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
- Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives
Benefits
- A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
- An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
- A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
- The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
- A competitive salary
- A collegiate atmosphere
- A commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Bonus
- Stock
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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