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Salary: USD 140,000 - 200,000 / annual
Speechify is a consumer app with 50+ million users that converts text to speech, enabling faster reading and better comprehension. The company is 100% distributed with ~200 employees globally, including engineers from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Stanford.
The Platform team owns all backend services: payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech APIs, and external integrations. As a Software Engineer on this team, you'll design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including the public TTS API and internal systems for payments, subscriptions, authentication, and consumption tracking. You'll oversee the full backend API landscape, optimizing for performance and maintainability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy.
Key responsibilities include building scalable backend services, enhancing API performance, supporting B2B enterprise solutions with customization and integration, and working closely with product and frontend teams. The role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is passionate about product decisions and user experience.
Required: backend development experience with TypeScript/Node.js, hands-on GCP experience, and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers. Preferred: Docker and containerized deployments, Kubernetes for high-availability applications. The company values work ethic, solid communication, and a bias toward winning. Interviews are technical and typically completed within one week.
