Software Engineer, Platform - Raleigh, USA

Position Overview

Speechify’s mission is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people rely on Speechify’s text-to-speech products – from apps to browser extensions – to read faster, more efficiently, and with better comprehension. The Platform team is in charge of building and maintaining backend services including payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This key role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is passionate about delivering outstanding user experiences.

At Speechify, a flat organization with a 100% distributed team, exemplary technical skills and consistent results can lead to leadership opportunities. Our interview process consists of several technical interviews, typically completed within 1 week.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs—including the public TTS API and internal APIs for payments, subscriptions, authentication, and consumption tracking—to meet business and scalability requirements.
• Oversee the overall backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration for enterprise clients.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure backend architecture aligns with overall product strategy and user experience.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in backend development using TS/Node (required).
• Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform along with knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers.
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, with the 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.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience
• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products.
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive.
• Autonomy that fosters focus and creativity.
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry.
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives—especially for individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADD.
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio in a rapidly evolving tech domain.