Software Engineer, Platform - Fort Worth, TX, USA

🏢 Summary: Backend Platform Engineer role focused on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend APIs and services, including payments, subscriptions, authentication, and text-to-speech systems. The position involves owning the backend architecture, optimizing performance, and collaborating on enterprise integrations in a fast-paced, distributed environment. It is ideal for engineers experienced in TypeScript/Node.js and cloud infrastructure who want to impact AI-driven audio products at scale. 🗂️ Requirements: Proven backend development experience with TypeScript and Node.js, Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs, Hands-on experience with GCP, Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers, Ability to design high-performance and maintainable backend systems, Experience collaborating on B2B integrations, Strong technical communication skills, Ability to work in a fast-paced, distributed environment 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, REST, TTS 🏢 Description: Overview The responsibilities of the Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs. This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. The organization is flat and allows anyone to become a leader by demonstrating excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and quickly. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and a strong drive to win are highly valued. What You'll Do - Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal APIs such as Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements - Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability - Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients - Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience An Ideal Candidate Should Have - Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required) - Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers - Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact - Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments - Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes What We Offer - A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products - A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive - Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity - The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry - Competitive compensation and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture - The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences - An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio The United States based salary range for this role is 140,000–200,000 USD per year plus bonus and stock depending on experience.

🏢 Summary: Backend Platform Engineer role focused on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend APIs and services, including payments, subscriptions, authentication, and public TTS APIs. The position involves optimizing performance, supporting B2B integrations, and aligning backend architecture with product strategy in a fast-paced, fully distributed environment. Ideal for experienced Node.js engineers with strong cloud expertise and a focus on high-availability systems. 🗂️ Requirements: Proven backend development experience with TS/Node, Experience with GCP, Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers, Ability to design and maintain scalable APIs, Experience optimizing backend systems for performance and maintainability, Ability to collaborate on B2B integrations and enterprise solutions 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, REST, Backend 🏢 Description: Overview The responsibilities of the Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. The organization is flat, enabling individuals to demonstrate leadership through strong technical skills and consistent results. Work ethic and solid communication skills are essential. What You'll Do - Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, and internal APIs such as Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements - Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability - Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients - Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience An Ideal Candidate Should Have - Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required) - Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers - Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact - Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments - Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes What We Offer - A dynamic environment where your contributions shape products - A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive - Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity - The opportunity to have a significant impact in a rapidly evolving tech domain at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio - Competitive compensation, bonus, stock options, and a strong asynchronous work culture - The chance to work on a product that supports individuals with learning differences The United States based salary range for this role is 140,000–200,000 USD per year plus bonus and stock depending on experience.

🏢 Summary: Backend Platform Engineer role focused on designing, building, and optimizing scalable APIs and backend services powering text-to-speech, payments, subscriptions, and analytics in a fully distributed environment. The position involves owning the backend API landscape, collaborating on B2B integrations, and aligning architecture with product strategy. Ideal for an experienced TypeScript/Node engineer with strong cloud and high-availability deployment expertise. 🗂️ Requirements: Proven backend development experience with TypeScript and Node.js, Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers, Ability to design and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs, Experience collaborating on B2B integrations and enterprise solutions, Strong understanding of backend architecture and system optimization, Professional communication skills in a distributed environment 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, TTS, Payments, Subscriptions, Analytics 🏢 Description: Overview The Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about building high-quality user experiences. The organization is flat, valuing strong technical skills, fast delivery, solid communication, and consistent results. What You'll Do - Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including the public TTS API and internal APIs such as Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements - Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability - Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients - Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience An Ideal Candidate Should Have - Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required) - Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers - Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact - Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments - Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes What We Offer - A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products - A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive - Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity - The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry - Competitive compensation, bonus, and stock options (US salary range: 140,000–200,000 USD per year depending on experience) - A welcoming atmosphere and commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture - The opportunity to work on a product that supports people with learning differences - An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio

🏢 Summary: Backend Platform Engineer role focused on designing and maintaining scalable APIs and backend services, including payments, subscriptions, authentication, and text-to-speech systems. The position involves owning the backend architecture, optimizing performance, and supporting B2B integrations in a fast-paced, distributed environment. Ideal for an experienced TypeScript/Node engineer with strong cloud expertise and interest in high-availability systems. 🗂️ Requirements: Proven backend development experience with TypeScript and Node.js, Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers, Ability to design and maintain scalable APIs, Experience optimizing backend systems for performance and maintainability, Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, Strong communication skills, Experience working in fast-paced environments 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, TTS 🏢 Description: Overview The responsibilities of the Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences. What You'll Do - Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal APIs such as Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements - Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability - Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients - Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience An Ideal Candidate Should Have - Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required) - Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers - Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact - Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments - Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes What We Offer - A dynamic environment where your contributions shape products - A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive - Autonomy that fosters focus and creativity - Opportunity to have significant impact in a rapidly evolving AI and audio domain - Competitive compensation and commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture - Work on a product that supports people with learning differences

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role on the Core Experiences Team, building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power the product experience. The position focuses on designing reliable APIs, optimizing performance, and delivering cloud functions and backend services using Kotlin Multiplatform. It combines product collaboration with infrastructure work to enhance scalability and user experience. 🗂️ Requirements: Strong experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Experience building and maintaining cross-platform SDKs, Proven ability to design and maintain APIs, Experience developing cloud functions and backend services, Ability to optimize performance and improve algorithms, Systems design and end-to-end architecture experience 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, SDK, APIs, CloudFunctions, Backend, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role on the Core Experiences Team building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power the product experience. The position focuses on designing reliable APIs, optimizing performance, and shipping cloud functions and backend services using Kotlin. It combines product collaboration with infrastructure work to enhance scalability and user experience. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Experience building backend services and cloud functions, Ability to design and maintain APIs and SDKs, Strong system design and architecture skills, Experience optimizing algorithms and performance, Ability to collaborate with cross-functional product teams 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, SDK, API, Cloud, Backend, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power core product experiences. The position involves designing reliable APIs, optimizing algorithms and abstractions, and delivering lightweight backend services and cloud functions. It combines product collaboration with infrastructure work to enhance performance and user experience at scale. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Ability to design and maintain cross-platform SDKs, Experience building backend services and cloud functions, Strong API design skills, Experience optimizing algorithms and system performance, Ability to work with product teams on technical integration, Experience with distributed or cloud-based systems 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, SDK, API, Backend, Cloud, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power core product experiences. The position combines backend development and infrastructure work with product collaboration to design reliable APIs, optimize performance, and deliver cloud-based solutions using Kotlin. It emphasizes system design, scalability, and improving user experience through efficient abstractions and algorithms. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Ability to design and maintain APIs and SDKs, Experience building backend services and cloud functions, Strong system design and architecture skills, Experience optimizing performance and algorithms, Ability to collaborate with cross-functional product teams 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, APIs, SDKs, Backend, Cloud, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power core product experiences. The position combines backend development, API design, and infrastructure work to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions. You will collaborate closely with product teams to ship cloud functions and backend services using Kotlin Multiplatform. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Ability to design and maintain APIs and SDKs, Experience building backend services and cloud functions, Strong understanding of system design and end-to-end architecture, Experience optimizing algorithms and system performance, Ability to collaborate with cross-functional product teams 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, SDK, API, Backend, Cloud, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining foundational services and cross-platform SDKs that power the core product experience. The position combines backend development and API design, working closely with product teams to deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable systems. The role emphasizes Kotlin Multiplatform development and cloud-based services to enhance performance and user experience. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Experience building backend services and cloud functions, Ability to design and maintain APIs and SDKs, Experience optimizing algorithms and system performance, Experience collaborating with cross-functional product teams, Experience with distributed systems and service architecture 📃 Skills: Kotlin, KotlinMultiplatform, Java, GCP, API, SDK, Cloud, Backend, Algorithms 🏢 Description: Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world's information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster. What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we're doing for audio information. And whatever we're doing seems to be working. We're #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth. Overview We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify's product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience. What You'll Do Collaborate with Speechify's Product Teams to scope projects, find ways to reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK Optimize existing functionality to ship things like faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving our algorithms Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin An Ideal Candidate Should Have Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable. Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time Focus. We're a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform) Prior experience with GCP is a plus What We Offer A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle. A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work. An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry. Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture. Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more. Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio. The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience Think you're a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply. And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? Refer them! Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.