Platform Backend Engineer: API & TTS (Remote)

Speechify; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Flexible work hours

Autonomy and impact

Job summary

Speechify, a leading text-to-speech platform, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust APIs (public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth) and oversee the full backend landscape for performance and scalability.

This fully distributed team values fast delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and thoughtful user experiences. Remote role in the United States with competitive compensation, bonus, and stock, helping make reading accessible for millions.

Qualifications

• Proven backend experience using TS/Node.
• Experience deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud providers (GCP/AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking.
• Oversee the full backend API landscape for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions for enterprise clients.
• Align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.

Skills

TS/Node backend

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify, a leading text-to-speech platform, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust APIs (public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth) and oversee the full backend landscape for performance and scalability.

This fully distributed team values fast delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and thoughtful user experiences. Remote role in the United States with competitive compensation, bonus, and stock, helping make reading accessible for millions.