Platform Backend Engineer — APIs & TTS Infrastructure

Speechify; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Asynchronous work culture

Autonomy

Impactful work

Job summary

Speechify is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and maintain scalable APIs, driving payments, subscriptions, authentication, and analytics. This role emphasizes building robust services in a distributed environment and delivering high-quality experiences for our users.

You will work with TS/Node, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), and containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes) to support our text-to-speech products used by millions globally.

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with TS/Node.
• Experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS or Azure.
• Strong prioritization and execution skills.
• Preferred: Docker and Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including public TTS API and internal APIs for Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Usage Tracking.
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on enterprise B2B solutions and client integrations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.

Skills

TS/Node

GCP

AWS

Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and maintain scalable APIs, driving payments, subscriptions, authentication, and analytics. This role emphasizes building robust services in a distributed environment and delivering high-quality experiences for our users.

You will work with TS/Node, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), and containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes) to support our text-to-speech products used by millions globally.