Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Hamburg, Germany

Speechify; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Friendly and laid-back atmosphere

Hands-off management approach

Opportunity to make a big impact

Job summary

Speechify is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Core Experiences Team in Hamburg. The ideal candidate will work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, focusing on designing APIs and systems that enhance user experience. The position offers a fast-growing environment, competitive salaries, and an opportunity to make a significant impact in a transformative industry. Join a supportive team that values innovation and collaboration in building products that help individuals with learning differences.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Kotlin Multiplatform, with Java experience acceptable.
• Systemic approach to software design and optimization.
• Quickly generate ideas and discern between immediate and longer-term tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Teams to scope projects and reduce scope for faster feedback.
• Optimize functionality for faster loading and intelligent parsing.
• Develop lightweight backend services using Kotlin.

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Tools

Kotlin Multiplatform

GCP

Job description

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

What You’ll Do

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

Ideal Candidate

• Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end‑to‑end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable.
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time.
• Focus. We’re a high‑growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down.
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs.
• Preferred Tech Stack:
  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is 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 so you can focus and do your best work.
• An 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 that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

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.