Senior Software Engineer, Core SDKs (Kotlin Multiplatform)

speechify; Oxford; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Friendly, laid-back atmosphere

Asynchronous culture

Hands-off management

Opportunity to impact learning through

Product that helps people

Job summary

Speechify in Oxford, UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Core Experiences Team. This role focuses on designing reliable APIs and scalable systems that power the product across platforms.

You will work with product teams to scope projects, optimize performance, and ship backend services using Kotlin. Join a fast-growing startup shaping how millions access information via audio.

Qualifications

• Systems thinking — end-to-end design with a focus on simplicity.
• Speed — move quickly to generate options and decide what ships now.
• Focus — thrive in a high-growth, remote team environment.
• Collaboration — work with designers, marketers, and PMs to align on outcomes.
• Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform; Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product teams to scope projects and deliver cross-platform SDK solutions.
• Optimize functionality for faster loading and smarter parsing through better abstractions and algorithms.
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin.

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Kotlin Multiplatform

GCP

Tools

GCP

Job description

Speechify in Oxford, UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Core Experiences Team. This role focuses on designing reliable APIs and scalable systems that power the product across platforms.

You will work with product teams to scope projects, optimize performance, and ship backend services using Kotlin. Join a fast-growing startup shaping how millions access information via audio.