Software Engineer, Platform - Nashville

Software Engineer, Platform — Nashville, USA

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The mission of Speechify 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 whatever they're reading ― PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites ― into audio so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify offers an iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and web app.

Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year, and Apple named it its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high‑growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text‑to‑speech, and external APIs. This key role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast‑paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. Our flat organization allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast.

Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including the public TTS API and internal APIs such as 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

• 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

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy and focus to foster creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio in a rapidly evolving tech domain

Salary range: 140,000‑200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock, depending on experience

Think you’re a good fit? Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Please include links to your portfolio and Linked In. If you’re not looking but know someone who would be a great fit, refer them!

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology – Industry: Software Development

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.