Senior Software Engineer, Core - Washington

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Washington, USA

Washington, USA

We'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.

• Collaborate with Speechify’s Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster customer feedback, navigate integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK
• Optimize existing functionality to ship faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing more efficient abstractions and improving algorithms
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin

• Systems thinking: end-to-end design and value of simplicity
• Speed: ability to generate ideas quickly and decide what can ship now
• Focus: ability to engage or be heads-down in a high-growth, remote team
• Collaboration:
  
  ability to work with designers, marketers, and PMs
• Preferred Tech Stack:
  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable but role is Kotlin Multiplatform)
  • Prior experience with GCP is a plus

• A fast-growing environment to shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach to enable focus and autonomy
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, friendly atmosphere, and asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Build products that support people with learning differences
• Work in 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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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.