Senior Software Engineer, Core SDK & Platform (Kotlin MP)

Speechify; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify, the company behind the popular reading app, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Core Experiences Team. You will shape foundational services and SDKs powering Speechify’s product experience across platforms, balancing product needs with infrastructure reliability.

You’ll work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, designing clear APIs, scalable systems, and efficient back-end processes, while collaborating with remote teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Systems thinking enables end-to-end design and simplicity.
• Speed to generate ideas and ship quickly with feedback.
• Focus in a busy remote startup environment.
• Collaboration with designers, marketers and PMs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product teams to scope projects, reduce scope for faster feedback, and deliver cross-platform SDK.
• Optimize functionality for faster loading and smarter parsing via efficient abstractions and better algorithms.
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin.

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Tools

Kotlin Multiplatform

GCP

Job description

Speechify, the company behind the popular reading app, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Core Experiences Team. You will shape foundational services and SDKs powering Speechify’s product experience across platforms, balancing product needs with infrastructure reliability.

You’ll work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, designing clear APIs, scalable systems, and efficient back-end processes, while collaborating with remote teams worldwide.