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Speechify is the leading text-to-speech platform that converts articles, documents, and books into audio, enabling users to consume information while commuting, working, or learning. The company is #1 in its category and experiencing exponential growth.
You'll join the Core Experiences Team, which builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs powering Speechify's product across platforms. This is a strategic role at the intersection of product and infrastructure, where you'll design clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance user experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster customer feedback, and navigate integration/UX tradeoffs across different product teams
- Optimizing existing functionality to ship faster loading times and more intelligent parsing through efficient abstractions and algorithm improvements
- Building cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin
Ideal candidates demonstrate systems thinking (understanding that optimization requires end-to-end design with a focus on simplicity), speed (quickly generating ideas and knowing what can ship now vs. later), focus (thriving in a high-growth, busy, remote environment), and collaboration (working effectively with designers, marketers, and PMs).
The preferred tech stack includes Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable but role is Kotlin-focused) and prior GCP experience is a plus. You'll work in a fast-growing environment with an entrepreneurial team that supports risk-taking and hustle, hands-off management, and the opportunity to impact millions of users, including those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, and autism.
