Speechify aims to solve the problem of reading being a barrier to learning by providing text-to-speech products that enable users to consume content through audio, thereby improving reading speed, comprehension, and retention. The company is looking for backend engineers to build and maintain the services that power these products, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, and external APIs, to support their growing user base and expand B2B solutions.
Requirements
- Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
- Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
- Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
- Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
- Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
- 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
- building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.
Other
- Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount.
- Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
- A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
- A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
