Senior Software Engineer, Core - Vallejo

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.

• 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 smarter parsing by designing efficient abstractions and improving algorithms
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin

• Systems thinking: you design end-to-end and value simplicity
• Speed: you generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now vs. what needs more time
• Focus: you manage high-growth, remote teamwork with effective engagement and deep work when needed
• Collaboration:
  
  you inspire and negotiate 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 where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach to enable focus and high performance
• 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 used by millions
• Projects that directly support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
• Work in a fast-growing sector at the 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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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.