Software Engineer, Platform - Birmingham, United Kingdom

United States Digital Space LLC; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 89,325 - 133,988; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including public TTS and internal Payment, Subscription, Auth services. Join a fast-paced, fully remote team distributed across the globe.

You will work to ensure scalability, reliability, and excellent user experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing product decisions in a company that values asynchronous work and impact for users with learning

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with TS/Node.
• Direct experience with GCP; knowledge of AWS or Azure.
• Efficient in ideation and task prioritization.
• Preferred: Docker and containerized deployments.
• Preferred: Deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend APIs (public TTS, internal Payment, Subscription, Auth).
• Oversee the full backend API landscape for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on enterprise client integrations and customizations.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align backend with product strategy.

Skills

TS/Node

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Backend development

APIs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The mission of the company is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use the company's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading - PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites - into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. the company's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named the company the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named the company its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on the company in a 100% distributed setting - the company has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

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, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirementsOversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainabilityCollaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clientsWork closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• 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

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio - a rapidly evolving tech domain

the company is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

the company 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.