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Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - New York, NY, USA

Speechify - Remote - Remote - posted 2026-08-03

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Salary: USD 140,000 - 200,000 / annual

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 critical 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 product teams - Optimizing existing functionality to ship faster loading times and more intelligent parsing through efficient abstractions and algorithm improvements - Shipping cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin You should bring systems thinking (understanding that optimizing systems requires end-to-end design with a focus on simplicity), speed (generating ideas quickly and knowing what can ship now vs. what needs time), focus (thriving in a high-growth, remote environment), and strong collaboration skills with designers, marketers, and PMs. Preferred tech stack includes Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable but role is Kotlin-focused) and prior GCP experience is a plus. The role offers a fast-growing environment where you can shape the company and product, an entrepreneurial team that supports risk and hustle, hands-off management, competitive salary and equity, and the opportunity to impact millions of users—including those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, and autism.

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