Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Cape Town, South Africa

1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Speechify

Speechify

Speechify is a top-rated text to speech AI app with voice cloning and dubbing features, serving over 10 million users including students and professionals.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2017

Description

  • Collaborate with product teams to scope projects and deliver solutions through the cross-platform SDK.
  • Reduce scope where possible to accelerate customer feedback and iteration.
  • Navigate integration and user experience tradeoffs across different product teams.
  • Optimize existing functionality for faster loading and more intelligent parsing.
  • Design more efficient abstractions and improve algorithms to enhance performance.
  • Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin.
  • Build and maintain foundational services and SDKs that power the product experience across platforms.

Requirements

  • Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform; Java experience is acceptable, but the role is focused on Kotlin Multiplatform.
  • Prior experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a plus.
  • Strong systems thinking with an end-to-end approach to optimization.
  • Ability to work quickly, generate options, and decide what can ship now versus later.
  • Comfort working in a busy, remote, high-growth startup environment.
  • Strong collaboration skills with designers, marketers, and product managers.
  • Ability to balance focus and communication appropriately in a remote team.
  • Portfolio and LinkedIn links are requested with the application.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries.
  • Friendly, laid-back work atmosphere.
  • Great asynchronous culture.
  • Hands-off management approach that supports focus and autonomy.
  • Opportunity to help shape the company and product in a fast-growing environment.
  • Chance to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
  • Work on a life-changing product used by millions of people.
  • Opportunity to build products that support people with learning differences and related conditions.

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