Platform Engineer: Scale APIs & TTS for Impact

United States Digital Space LLC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy and remote-first culture

Competitive compensation

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is building a platform of text-to-speech products used by millions to turn reading into audio. We design robust backend services powering payments, analytics, subscriptions, and external APIs, with a focus on scalable, delightful user experiences.

We value fast decision-making, strong technical skills, and an asynchronous work culture. This fully distributed team offers autonomy and the chance to shape a product that helps people with learning differences and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, 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

Skills

Backend development

TS/Node

Cloud platforms

Efficiency in ideation

High availability

Tools

TS/Node

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is building a platform of text-to-speech products used by millions to turn reading into audio. We design robust backend services powering payments, analytics, subscriptions, and external APIs, with a focus on scalable, delightful user experiences.

We value fast decision-making, strong technical skills, and an asynchronous work culture. This fully distributed team offers autonomy and the chance to shape a product that helps people with learning differences and