Backend Engineer (TS/Node) for AI Audio Platform

Speechify

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Speechify is hiring for a backend-focused role in Sunnyvale, CA. You will design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including a public TTS API and internal APIs for payments, subscriptions, auth, and consumption tracking, ensuring scalability and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have strong TS/Node backend experience, cloud exposure (GCP with AWS/Azure knowledge), and a bias toward rapid, thoughtful product decisions, high availability deployments, and collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required).
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.

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