Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Speechify; Kuala Lumpur; Remote; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a skilled professional to join their team in a fast-paced environment. The role involves actively shipping production code, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and contributing to product discussions that shape the roadmap. Ideal candidates will have a strong customer focus and experience in building high-quality scalable products.

Benefits

Fast-growing environment

Supportive entrepreneurial team

Competitive salary

Commitment to asynchronous work

Qualifications

• Experience shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users.
• Ability to generate ideas and decide on quick shipping.
• Focus in a high-growth remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively ship production code to the web products.
• Work closely with your dedicated product team.
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap.

Skills

Shipping products

Customer obsession

Collaboration skills

Moving quickly

Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, TypeScript

Job description

Overview

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

Speechify’s text-to-speech products turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio to help people read faster, read more, and remember more. Our products include iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Speechify has been recognized by Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and by Apple as App of the Day. We operate with a 100% distributed model and a global team focused on delivering great user experiences.

This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, and is passionate about making product decisions that delight users. We value strong work ethic, clear communication, and delivering results consistently and quickly.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews, with an aim to complete them within one week.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Experience shipping products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession and a strong desire to build high-quality products that serve customer needs
• Ability to move quickly to generate ideas and decide what can ship now versus what requires more time
• Focus and ability to engage or be heads-down in a high-growth, remote environment
• Collaboration skills 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-taking, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• Opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, collaborative culture, and commitment to asynchronous work

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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.

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