Senior Software Engineer, Core - North Charleston
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - North Charleston, USA
North Charleston, USA
OverviewWe re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify s product experience across platforms. It s a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience.
WhatYou’ll Do
- Collaborate with Speechify’s Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster customer feedback, navigate integration/UX tradeoffs across product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK
- Optimize existing functionality to ship faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing efficient abstractions and improving algorithms
- Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin
- Systems thinking: you optimize a system with end-to-end design and value simplicity
- Speed: you generate ideas quickly, decide what can ship now and what needs time
- Focus: you thrive in a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team
- Collaboration:
you inspire, collaborate with, and negotiate with designers, marketers, and PMs - Preferred Tech Stack:
- Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform)
- Prior experience with GCP is a plus
- A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
- An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
- A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work
- An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
- Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use
- Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
- Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio
The United States Based Salary range for this role is: ,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience
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