Software Engineer, Platform - Asia

Overview

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Speechify is a text-to-speech app that makes information accessible. 20+ million people use our Google Chrome extension, web app, iOS app, and Android app. Our mission is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Our amazing users include students, professionals, and productivity lovers. Many have learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD, while others simply want to read faster and listen on the go. Speechify can turn books, documents, or websites into audio so people can listen while commuting, doing chores, or exercising. Speechify also powers platforms like Medium, the Star Tribune, and more. You can easily add text-to-speech to websites.

Cliff Weitzman, our CEO, founded Speechify in 2017 in a Brown University dorm to share his text-to-speech software. He has dyslexia and found reading time-consuming, and the technology enabled him to read faster and retain information.

At Speechify our goal is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning for anyone. Nothing should hold you back from learning quickly and effectively.

Speechify has grown to employ over 100 teammates worldwide in a fully distributed setup. Our team includes engineers and others from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and leaders from top tech companies. We all value ownership, delivering value with speed, and empowering our users.

The Role

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Mission : The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity. Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a distributed setting – Speechify has no office.

Overview (Platform Team)

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs. This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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