Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension - Liverpool, United Kingdom

Speechify; Liverpool; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Liverpool is seeking a Tech Lead to join their team. This role involves actively shipping production code, collaborating with a dedicated product team, and shaping the product roadmap. Ideal candidates will have experience with high-scale products and a strong tech stack including Vanilla JS, ReactJS, and Typescript. The company offers a competitive salary and emphasizes a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape company culture

Entrepreneurial team environment

Focus on asynchronous work

Responsibilities

• Actively ship production code to web products.
• Work closely with dedicated product team.
• Participate in product discussions to shape product roadmap.
• Work on new features impacting millions of users.

Skills

Experience shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users

Customer obsession

Ability to generate ideas quickly

Ability to engage in a busy remote environment

Collaboration with designers and PMs

Tools

Vanilla JS

ReactJS

Redux

Firebase

Typescript

Job description

Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension - Liverpool, United Kingdom

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

Speechify’s text-to-speech products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day. We operate in a 100% distributed setting with a global team.

This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, and is passionate about building great user experiences that delight users. We value work ethic, solid communication, and a results-driven mindset.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of users

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession and a passion to build high-quality products that serve customer needs
• Speed — ability to generate ideas quickly and decide what can ship now vs. what needs more time
• Focus — ability to engage or be heads down in a busy, remote startup environment
• Collaboration — ability to inspire, collaborate with designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

Think you’re a good fit for this job?

Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.