Software Engineer, Platform - Rotterdam, Netherlands

Speechify; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Asynchronous work culture

Stock options

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer, Platform to join a fully distributed team. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining robust backend APIs that power Speechify’s TTS and subscription platforms.

You will work across public and internal APIs, ensuring scalability and reliability in a cloud-first environment. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced settings, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and can translate product needs into resilient backend solutions that

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining robust APIs for scalable backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure) and distributed services.
• Experience deploying and running containerized applications (Docker) and orchestrating with Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal services.
• Oversee the backend API landscape for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on enterprise integration needs.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy.

Skills

Backend API design

GCP

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineer, Platform - Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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

Over 50 million people use Speechify’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. Speechify’s text‑to‑speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify 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 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

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• 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 Netherlands Based Salary range for this role is: 30,000-120,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience.

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.

As set forth in Speechify’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.