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Speechify is a fast-growing audio information platform that converts articles, documents, and books into listenable content. 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.
In this role, you'll work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, collaborating closely with product teams to scope projects, navigate integration and UX tradeoffs, and deliver solutions via cross-platform SDKs. You'll optimize existing functionality to improve performance—shipping faster loading times and more intelligent parsing through better abstractions and algorithms. You'll also build cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with product teams to scope projects and find ways to reduce scope for faster customer feedback
- Designing and shipping cross-platform SDKs that integrate seamlessly with different product teams
- Optimizing system performance through end-to-end design and algorithmic improvements
- Building backend services and cloud functions in Kotlin
Ideal candidates demonstrate systems thinking, valuing simplicity and end-to-end design. You work quickly to generate ideas and prioritize what ships now versus what needs time. You thrive in a high-growth, remote-first startup environment, balancing focused heads-down work with strategic collaboration. You inspire and negotiate effectively with designers, marketers, and product managers.
Preferred tech stack includes Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable), with GCP experience as a plus. You'll work on a product that impacts millions of users, particularly those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, and autism. The role offers a hands-off management approach, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to shape a transformative company at the intersection of AI and audio.
