Job Overview
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 25, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Collaborate with Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster customer feedback, and navigate integration/UX tradeoffs across platforms using Speechify’s cross-platform SDK.
- • Optimize existing functionality to improve performance, including faster loading times and more intelligent parsing, by designing efficient abstractions and enhancing algorithms.
- • Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and background jobs using Kotlin.
- • Design and maintain foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s core product experience across all platforms.
- • Balance strategic system design with rapid iteration, identifying what can ship immediately versus what requires deeper development.
- • Work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to ensure technical solutions directly enhance user experience.
- • Engage with opinionated designers, marketers, and product managers to inspire, negotiate, and align on technical execution.
- • Maintain a focus on simplicity and end-to-end system thinking, prioritizing clean, reliable APIs and maintainable systems.
- • Adapt to a high-growth startup environment with a remote, asynchronous team, knowing when to engage collaboratively or work independently.
- • Contribute to a product that transforms how users access information, particularly supporting individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, and autism.
- • Work in a fast-growing sector at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio technology.
- • Contribute to a product used by millions of people worldwide, with direct impact on accessibility and learning.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in Kotlin, with experience in Kotlin Multiplatform preferred
- • Strong systems thinking and ability to design end-to-end solutions with simplicity as a priority
- • Experience shipping cloud functions, backend services, or jobs in a production environment
- • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, remote, asynchronous startup environment
- • Experience collaborating with product, design, and marketing teams to align technical execution with user needs
- • Prior experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a plus
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary range of $140,000–$200,000 USD/year plus bonus and stock
- • Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that supports people with learning differences
- • Entrepreneurial-minded team culture that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
- • Hands-off management approach enabling deep focus and autonomy
- • Fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product direction
- • Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture with a friendly, laid-back atmosphere
Skills & Technologies
About Speechify Inc.
Speechify provides text-to-speech software that converts written text into natural-sounding audio. The platform supports web, desktop, and mobile applications, enabling users to listen to documents, articles, PDFs, emails, and other text formats. It offers multiple voices, adjustable playback speeds, and integrations with cloud storage and productivity tools. Targeting students, professionals, and individuals with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, the service aims to improve reading efficiency and accessibility through AI-generated speech synthesis.
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