Job Overview
Location
Durham, NC, USA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 25, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Lead key engineering and product decisions for the Speechify iOS app, which is ranked #18 in the App Store Productivity category and recipient of Apple’s 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity.
- • Actively ship production code for the Speechify iOS application, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and performant features for over 50 million users.
- • Work within a dedicated product team to design, build, and refine core functionality that supports text-to-speech conversion across PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites.
- • Participate in product discussions to shape the roadmap, influencing feature priorities and user experience direction based on technical feasibility and customer impact.
- • Maintain and enhance the existing complex iOS app architecture, ensuring long-term stability, modularity, and maintainability as the user base grows.
- • Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate user needs into intuitive, accessible, and delightful experiences for individuals with learning differences including Dyslexia, ADD, Low Vision, Concussions, Autism, and Second Language Learners.
- • Optimize app performance through multithreaded programming techniques to ensure smooth audio playback and responsive UI under high load.
- • Implement and manage CI/CD infrastructure using Fastlane to automate builds, testing, and App Store deployments with minimal manual intervention.
- • Apply SOLID principles rigorously to all codebases, writing clean, testable, and reusable Swift classes and components.
- • Utilize SwiftUI for building modern, declarative user interfaces that align with Apple’s design standards and accessibility guidelines.
- • Manage version control using Git with proficiency in branching strategies, code reviews, and collaborative workflows across a fully remote, global team.
- • Work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where speed, focus, and ownership are critical—balancing rapid iteration with long-term architectural integrity.
- • Receive direct user feedback from individuals whose lives have been transformed by the product, including stories of emotional impact and improved learning outcomes.
- • Contribute to a product at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Audio, helping to pioneer innovations in accessible technology.
- • Operate in a flat organizational structure where leadership is earned through technical excellence, consistent delivery, and strong communication—not title or seniority.
- • Engage in an asynchronous work culture with a focus on results, autonomy, and deep work, despite being part of a globally distributed team of nearly 200 employees.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in Swift programming language
- • Experience with SwiftUI for building iOS user interfaces
- • Proven experience building and scaling iOS apps to a large user base
- • Experience with multithreaded programming in iOS applications
- • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Fastlane for App Store deployments
- • Strong understanding of SOLID principles and clean architecture patterns
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary range of $140,000–$200,000 USD/year plus bonus and stock
- • Opportunity to work on a product used by over 50 million people with direct, impactful user feedback
- • Support for individuals with learning differences and contribution to inclusive technology
- • Fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment that values risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
- • Fully remote, asynchronous culture with no physical office
- • Work on a product recognized by Apple as App of the Day and Chrome Extension of the Year
Skills & Technologies
Swift
Git
iOS
Android
Mobile
Remote
Degree Required
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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