Software Engineer, Platform

Remote
Speechify Birmingham, AL $140,000 - $200,000
Full Time Mid Level

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About This Role

This role involves building and maintaining backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and external APIs. The Platform team ensures all services meet business and scalability requirements, supporting Speechify's mission to make reading accessible.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
  • Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
  • Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

Requirements

  • Proven experience in backend development
  • TS/Node (required)
  • Direct experience with GCP
  • Efficiency in ideation and implementation

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in backend development

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
  • Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers

Skills

AWS * Azure * Kubernetes * Docker * TypeScript * GCP * Node.js *

* Required skills

Benefits

Stock Options

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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