Software Engineer, Platform

About the Company

Speechify is on a mission to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. With over 50 million users, our text-to-speech products turn PDFs, books, and web content into audio. We operate in a 100% distributed setting with a high-performance team from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions focusing on customization and integration for enterprise clients
• Work with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy

Requirements

• Proven experience in backend development with TS/Node
• Direct experience with GCP
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on urgency and impact

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes