Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences

Remote
Speechify Detroit, MI $140,000 - $200,000
Full Time Senior Level

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About This Role

Join the Core Experiences Team to build and maintain foundational services and SDKs across platforms, focusing on the intersection of product and infrastructure. This role requires strategic thinking to design clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that enhance user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster feedback, and navigate integration/UX tradeoffs to deliver solutions via cross-platform SDK
  • Optimize existing functionality to improve loading speeds and parsing intelligence through efficient abstractions and improved algorithms
  • Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin

Requirements

  • Systems thinking for end-to-end design and valuing simplicity
  • Ability to generate ideas, options, and decide what to ship quickly
  • Focus to engage or work heads-down in a high-growth, remote startup environment
  • Collaboration skills to inspire, play, and negotiate with designers, marketers, and PMs

Nice to Have

  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable)
  • Prior experience with GCP

Skills

Java * GCP * Kotlin Multiplatform *

* Required skills

Benefits

Competitive salaries
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About Speechify

Speechify is a fast-growing company focused on making reading an accessible learning tool, utilizing text-to-speech products like iOS, Android, Mac apps, Chrome Extension, and Web App. The company operates in a 100% distributed setting with nearly 200 employees globally.

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