{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ce91aeeafa9e55861841f708","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ce91aeeafa9e55861841f708","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ce91aeeafa9e55861841f708","title":"Remote Software Engineer, Platform - Berkeley, CA, USA","description":"The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.\r\nOver 50 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.\r\nToday, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.\r\nOverview\r\nThe responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.\r\nThis is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.\r\nWe are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount.\r\nOur interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.\r\nWhat Yo u' ll Do\r\nDesign, 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\r\nOversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability\r\nCollaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients\r\nWork closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience\r\nAn Ideal Candidate Should Have\r\nProven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)\r\nDirect experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers\r\nEfficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact\r\nPreferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments\r\nPreferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes\r\nWhat We Offer\r\nA dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products\r\nA team that values innovation, intuition, and drive\r\nAutonomy, fostering focus and creativity\r\nThe opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry\r\nCompetitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture\r\nThe privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more\r\nAn active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain\r\nThe United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience\r\nThink you're a good fit for this job?\r\nTell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.\r\nAnd don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.\r\nNot looking but know someone who would make a great fit?\r\nRefer them!\r\nSpeechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.\r\nSpeechify 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.","company":"GrabJobs","rawCompany":"grabjobs","city":"Amarillo","state":"TX","isRemote":true,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T13:22:00.235Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.00","title":"Computer Occupations, All Other","slug":"computer-occupations-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Remote Software Engineer, Platform - Berkeley, CA, USA","description":"The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.\r\nOver 50 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. 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