Speechify's mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. The company aims to solve this by providing text-to-speech products that help over 50 million users read faster, read more, and remember more. The Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining the backend services that power these products, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs.
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
Other
- Thinks strategically
- Enjoys fast-paced environments
- Passionate about making product decisions
- Experience building great user experiences that delight users
- Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount
