Job Overview
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
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 iOS application, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and performant features that serve over 50 million users.
- • Work within a dedicated product team to design, implement, and refine core functionality of the iOS app, including text-to-speech playback, document parsing, and user interface enhancements.
- • Participate in product discussions to shape the roadmap, collaborating with designers and product managers to prioritize features that improve user experience and accessibility.
- • Maintain and enhance the existing complex app architecture using modern iOS development practices and scalable design patterns.
- • Apply SOLID principles to write clean, maintainable, and testable code, ensuring every class adheres to robust software engineering standards.
- • Utilize Swift and SwiftUI to build intuitive, responsive, and accessible user interfaces tailored to users with learning differences such as Dyslexia, ADD, Low Vision, Concussions, Autism, and Second Language Learners.
- • Implement multithreading techniques to optimize performance for audio processing, background tasks, and concurrent user interactions.
- • Manage CI/CD pipelines using Fastlane to automate builds, testing, and App Store deployments with reliability and speed.
- • Work with Git and follow established Git strategies to collaborate effectively within a fully remote, high-growth team environment.
- • Balance speed and focus in a fast-paced startup setting, knowing when to ship quickly and when to invest time in long-term architectural improvements.
- • Demonstrate customer obsession by prioritizing user feedback and ensuring the product delivers an emotionally impactful experience—users have reported crying upon first use due to its life-changing impact.
- • Contribute to a flat organizational structure where leadership is earned through technical excellence, consistent delivery, and strong communication.
- • Engage in a fully asynchronous work culture with no physical office, collaborating with engineers, AI researchers, and product teams from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stripe, and Vercel.
- • Help drive innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio technology, expanding Speechify’s mission to remove barriers to reading for millions worldwide.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proficiency in Swift programming language
- • Experience with SwiftUI for building iOS user interfaces
- • Proven experience with multithreading programming in iOS applications
- • Hands-on experience with CI/CD infrastructure and Fastlane for app deployment
- • Strong understanding of SOLID principles and their application in iOS architecture
- • Experience with Git and familiarity with Git workflows in team environments
🏖️ Benefits
- • Opportunity to shape a fast-growing company and product with global impact
- • Work on a product used by over 50 million people, with direct user feedback highlighting life-changing outcomes
- • Competitive salary and collegiate atmosphere in a fully remote, high-growth startup
- • Support for users with learning differences, contributing to inclusive technology that empowers professionals and learners worldwide
- • Work in one of the fastest-growing tech sectors: the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio
- • Entrepreneurial culture that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
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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