Job Overview
Location
West Lafayette, IN, 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.
- • Design, build, and ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and background jobs using Kotlin.
- • Work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to develop foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s core user experience across all platforms.
- • Prioritize simplicity and reliability in system design, ensuring APIs are clear, maintainable, and directly enhance the end-user experience.
- • Apply systems thinking to solve problems end-to-end, balancing technical depth with product needs and user impact.
- • Work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment with a remote team, knowing when to engage collaboratively and when to focus independently.
- • Partner with designers, marketers, and product managers to inspire, negotiate, and align on technical solutions that serve both user needs and business goals.
- • Contribute to a product that transforms how people consume information, particularly supporting users with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, and autism.
- • Drive innovation in the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio technology, helping shape the future of accessible information consumption.
- • Maintain and evolve the technical foundation of Speechify’s platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance as the user base grows exponentially.
- • Balance speed of delivery with long-term system health, identifying which features can ship immediately and which require deeper design and iteration.
- • Leverage Kotlin Multiplatform expertise to build shared codebases that unify functionality across iOS, Android, web, and desktop platforms.
- • Contribute to an asynchronous, hands-off management culture that emphasizes autonomy, trust, and high-impact work.
- • Build and maintain systems that enable Speechify to remain the #1 product in its category through continuous technical excellence and user-centric design.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in Kotlin, with experience in Kotlin Multiplatform preferred
- • Experience building and shipping cloud functions, backend services, and jobs
- • Strong systems thinking and ability to design end-to-end solutions with simplicity and reliability
- • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, and marketing teams
- • Experience optimizing performance-critical systems (e.g., loading times, parsing efficiency)
- • Comfort working in a fast-paced, remote startup environment with asynchronous communication
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary range of $140,000–$200,000 USD/year + bonus + stock
- • Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions, especially supporting users with learning differences
- • Fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product direction
- • Entrepreneurial-minded team culture that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
- • Hands-off management approach enabling deep focus and autonomy
- • Commitment to building a great asynchronous work culture
Skills & Technologies
Java
Kotlin
GCP
Senior
Remote
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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