Job Overview
Location
Savannah, GA, 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 metrics such as faster loading times and more intelligent parsing by designing efficient abstractions and enhancing core algorithms.
- • Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and background jobs using Kotlin.
- • Design and maintain foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s product experience across all platforms.
- • Work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to deliver clear, reliable APIs that directly enhance user experience.
- • Apply systems thinking to solve problems with end-to-end design, prioritizing simplicity and long-term maintainability over short-term fixes.
- • Work quickly to generate ideas, evaluate options, and determine which features can ship immediately versus those requiring additional time or refinement.
- • Maintain focus in a high-growth, remote startup environment by knowing when to engage collaboratively and when to work independently with deep concentration.
- • Collaborate effectively with opinionated designers, marketers, and product managers through inspiration, negotiation, and constructive dialogue.
- • Contribute to building a life-changing product used by millions to support individuals with learning differences including dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, and autism.
- • Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.
- • Operate within a hands-off management structure that enables autonomy and high-impact work.
- • Help shape the company and product in a fast-growing environment with an entrepreneurial team that values risk-taking, intuition, and hustle.
- • Build and maintain a strong asynchronous culture that supports remote collaboration and individual productivity.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in Kotlin, with experience in Kotlin Multiplatform preferred
- • Experience building and maintaining cross-platform SDKs
- • Strong systems thinking and ability to design end-to-end solutions with simplicity as a priority
- • Proven ability to ship code quickly while making sound tradeoff decisions between speed and quality
- • Experience with cloud functions and lightweight backend services
- • Experience working in a high-growth startup environment with remote teams
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary range of $140,000–$200,000 USD/year + bonus + stock
- • Opportunity to work on a life-changing product supporting individuals with learning differences
- • Hands-off management approach enabling autonomy and deep focus
- • Entrepreneurial-minded team culture that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
- • Fast-growing environment where you can directly shape the company and product
- • Inclusive, laid-back atmosphere with commitment to asynchronous work culture
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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