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Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension - London, United Kingdom

Job Overview

Location

London, United Kingdom

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Data Science

Date Posted

May 25, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Actively ship production code to Speechify’s web products, including the Web App and Chrome Extension, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and performant user experiences.
  • • Collaborate closely with a dedicated product team to define, prioritize, and execute features that directly impact millions of users globally.
  • • Participate in product discussions and contribute to shaping the product roadmap based on user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals.
  • • Build and enhance features that enable users to convert text from PDFs, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, improving accessibility and learning outcomes.
  • • Work in a fast-paced, fully remote environment with a flat organizational structure where leadership is earned through technical excellence and consistent delivery.
  • • Balance speed and focus by rapidly generating ideas, identifying what can ship immediately, and knowing when to delay for deeper refinement.
  • • Engage collaboratively with designers, marketers, and product managers, inspiring alignment and negotiating trade-offs to deliver cohesive, user-centric solutions.
  • • Maintain and evolve the tech stack, which includes Vanilla JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, and TypeScript, ensuring code quality and maintainability.
  • • Contribute to a culture of autonomy, where hands-off management enables deep focus and high-impact work without unnecessary oversight.
  • • Join a team of engineers and professionals from top companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, as well as graduates from leading PhD programs like Stanford and founders of high-growth startups.
  • • Shape the culture of a fast-growing, 100% distributed company with a strong emphasis on asynchronous communication, hustle, and results-driven outcomes.
  • • Work on a product recognized by Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple as App of the Day, serving over 50 million users worldwide.
  • • Deliver solutions that remove barriers to reading and learning, making content accessible across devices and formats for a global audience.

🎯 Requirements

  • • Experience building and shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
  • • Proficiency in Vanilla JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, and TypeScript
  • • Demonstrated customer obsession with a passion for building high-quality products that serve real user needs
  • • Ability to work quickly and decisively in a fast-paced startup environment, prioritizing what to ship now versus later
  • • Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with opinionated designers, marketers, and product managers
  • • Focus and discipline to thrive in a remote, asynchronous team with minimal supervision

🏖️ Benefits

  • • A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company culture
  • • An entrepreneurial team that supports risk-taking, intuition, and hustle
  • • A hands-off management approach that enables deep focus and autonomy
  • • The opportunity to make a transformative impact in the accessibility and learning industry
  • • A competitive salary, collegiate atmosphere, and commitment to building a strong asynchronous work culture

Skills & Technologies

JavaScript
TypeScript
React
iOS
Android
Senior
Remote
Degree Required

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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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