Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Ontario, USA

Speechify; Canada; Remote; CAD 195,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance its product experience. The ideal candidate will collaborate with product teams, optimize functionalities, and utilize Kotlin for backend services. This role offers competitive compensation and a chance to impact a transformative industry focused on accessibility and AI.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Design end-to-end solutions with a belief in simplicity.
• Generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now vs. what needs more time.
• Work effectively within a remote team environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Teams to scope projects and deliver solutions.
• Optimize functionality for faster loading and intelligent parsing.
• Ship cloud functions and lightweight backend services using Kotlin.

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Tools

Kotlin

GCP

Java

Job description

Overview

Speechify is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s product experience across platforms. It’s a role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and designs clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that enhance the user experience.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with Speechify’s Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster customer feedback, navigate integration/UX tradeoffs for different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK.
• Optimize existing functionality to ship faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing efficient abstractions and improving algorithms.
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin.

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Systems thinking: you design end-to-end solutions with a belief in simplicity.
• Speed: you generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now vs. what needs more time.
• Focus: as part of a high-growth startup with a remote team, you know when to engage or work solo.
• Collaboration: you can inspire, partner with, and negotiate with designers, marketers, and PMs.
• Preferred Tech Stack:
  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience OK, but role focuses on Kotlin Multiplatform)
  • Prior experience with GCP is a plus

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
• A hands-off management approach to help you focus and do your best work.
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions.
• Build products that support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

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