Software Engineer, Platform - Chicago, IL, USA

1 week, 3 days 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

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust public and internal APIs for TTS, payments, subscriptions, authentication, and consumption tracking.
  • Oversee the full backend API landscape and improve performance and maintainability.
  • Collaborate on B2B solutions that support enterprise customization and integration needs.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.
  • Contribute to backend services supporting payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in backend development with TypeScript/Node.js.
  • Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers.
  • Ability to ideate and implement efficiently while prioritizing work by urgency and impact.
  • Preferred experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
  • Preferred experience deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes.
  • Strong technical execution and communication skills in a fast-paced, flat organization.
  • Availability to participate in a technical interview process that is expected to complete within 1 week.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation of $140,000–$200,000 USD per year, plus bonus and stock, depending on experience.
  • 100% distributed, asynchronous work culture with no office.
  • Opportunity to have significant impact on a product used by over 50 million people.
  • Autonomy and a welcoming environment that supports focus and creativity.
  • Chance to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.
  • Work on products that support people with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADD.

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