Platform Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & TTS

Speechify; Boulder City (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Asynchronous work culture

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Remote-first environment

Job summary

Speechify, a 100% distributed company, seeks a Software Engineer, Platform to design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and APIs (TTS, Payments, Subscriptions) that scale for millions of users in a fast-paced, product‑driven environment.

You will partner with cross‑functional teams to align architecture with product strategy, own HA deployments with Docker/Kubernetes, and help enterprise integrations for B2B clients.

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: 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

Skills

GCP

AWS

Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify, a 100% distributed company, seeks a Software Engineer, Platform to design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and APIs (TTS, Payments, Subscriptions) that scale for millions of users in a fast-paced, product‑driven environment.

You will partner with cross‑functional teams to align architecture with product strategy, own HA deployments with Docker/Kubernetes, and help enterprise integrations for B2B clients.