Job Description
APPLY THROUGH THIS LINK: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/speechify/jobs/5058944004MissionThe mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.
Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more.
Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App.
Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.
Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office.
These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.
OverviewThe responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, 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.
We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast.
Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount.
Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.
What You’ll DoDesign, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirementsOversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainabilityCollaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clientsWork closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience
Requirements & Qualifications
An Ideal Candidate Should HaveProven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providersEfficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impactPreferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deploymentsPreferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
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About Speechify
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.
Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.
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- Job Type:
Contract - Location:
Remote - Start Date:
July 29, 2025