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Software Engineer, Platform - Knoxville, USA

Join Speechify as a Software Engineer, Platform in Knoxville, USA. Speechifys mission is to make reading never a barrier to learning. Over 50?million people use our text?to?speech products to convert PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, enabling users to read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify operates as a fully distributed company, with team members around the globe and a culture that values flat organization, technical excellence, and rapid decision?making.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including the public TTS API and internal services such as 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.

Qualifications

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

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 such as dyslexia, ADD, and more.
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audioone of the rapidly evolving tech domains.

The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 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.