Platform Backend Engineer - AI TTS APIs (Remote, Async)

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Autonomy

Asynchronous work culture

Impact-driven product

Job summary

Speechify, a leading text-to-speech platform, is seeking a Software Engineer, Platform in Auckland, New Zealand. The company operates 100% remotely with a distributed team, delivering products used by millions to read faster and learn more.

You will design, develop, and maintain backend APIs (public and internal), drive performance and reliability across payments, analytics, subscriptions, and TTS, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with product goals.

Qualifications

• 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: Docker and containerized deployments.
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

GCP

AWS/Azure

Task prioritization

API design

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify, a leading text-to-speech platform, is seeking a Software Engineer, Platform in Auckland, New Zealand. The company operates 100% remotely with a distributed team, delivering products used by millions to read faster and learn more.

You will design, develop, and maintain backend APIs (public and internal), drive performance and reliability across payments, analytics, subscriptions, and TTS, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with product goals.