Software Engineer, Platform

About the Company

Speechify's mission 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 PDFs, books, and websites into audio. The company operates in a 100% distributed setting with a global team of engineers and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal APIs for Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking
• 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

Requirements

• Proven experience in backend development with TS/Node
• Direct experience with GCP
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation

Preferred Qualifications

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