Software Engineer, Platform - Asia

Speechify is a text-to-speech app that makes it easy for the world to access information. 20+ million people use our Google Chrome extension, web app, i OS app, and Android app. Our mission is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

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Base pay range

: $12,000.00/yr - $24,000.00/yr. This range is provided by Speechify. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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Speechify has grown to employ over 100 team members globally in a 100% distributed setting. We value ownership, delivering value with speed, continuous learning, and empowering our users. Our goal is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning for anyone.

The Role

The Role

— This is a key Platform team role responsible for building and maintaining backend services including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text-to-speech, and external APIs. We are looking for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced environment, makes product-oriented decisions, and delivers great user experiences.

Overview: We are a flat organization that values leadership shown through strong technical skills and consistent, fast delivery. Excellent work ethic and communication are essential. Our interview process includes several technical interviews with a target to complete within 1 week.

What You’ll Do

Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, and internal APIs for Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements

Oversee the full backend API landscape, 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 product strategy and user experience

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

Ideal Profile

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

Other Details

Work alongside and learn from best-in-class talent

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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.

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