Senior Software Engineer, Core - San Angelo

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - San Angelo, USA

Mission

Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own speed, and with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster.

What streaming services have done for audio entertainment, we’re doing for audio information. And whatever we’re doing seems to be working. We’re #1 in our category, and experiencing exponential growth.

Overview

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.

What You’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

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Systems thinking: you value end-to-end design and simplicity
• Speed: you generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now vs. what needs more time
• Focus: you can be heads-down or engage as needed in a busy, remote startup
• Collaboration:
  
  you inspire, partner 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

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can shape the company and product.
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
• A hands-off management approach to help you focus and perform at your best.
• The opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, a friendly atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions of people.
• Build products that directly support people with learning differences.
• Work in the fast-growing intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Salary

The United States Based salary range for this role is: ,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

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