Software Engineer, Platform

Speechify is seeking a Platform-focused backend engineer to design and sustain the core services that power payments, analytics, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and external APIs. This on-site role in Saint Paul, MN collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the backend architecture aligns with product strategy and user experience. You will contribute to a product that serves a diverse user base and operates at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement resilient APIs, covering the public Text-to-Speech interface and internal services for payments, subscriptions, authentication, and consumption tracking, ensuring they scale with business needs
• Oversee the full backend API ecosystem, continuously optimizing for performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Engage in B2B solutions, tailoring integrations to enterprise clients' requirements
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the backend architecture supports the overall product strategy and user experience

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain robust APIs including the public TTS API and internal services for Payments, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring scalability and business fit
• Manage the backend API landscape, improving performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Support B2B offerings through customization and integration for enterprise customers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience

Requirements

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)

Ideal candidate should have

• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

Technologies

• TS/Node
• GCP
• AWS
• Azure
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Benefits

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

What we offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

Compensation and location

Location: Saint Paul, MN (onsite). Salary range in the United States is 140,000 to 200,000 USD per year, with bonus and stock options dependent on experience.