Platform Backend Engineer — Scale APIs & TTS

Speechify; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Autonomy & async work culture

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs across our platform. You will own the backend API landscape, ensuring performance, reliability, and seamless integration for enterprise customers.

The role requires strong TS/Node experience, cloud proficiency (GCP/AWS), and a track record of delivering high-availability services. We value strategic thinkers who thrive in fast-paced, autonomous teams and care about user-focused design and asynchronous

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience using TypeScript/Node.js.
• Ability to design scalable APIs and services.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking.
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, optimizing performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions focusing on enterprise customization and integration needs.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.

Skills

Backend development

TS/Node

Strategic thinking

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS/Azure

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs across our platform. You will own the backend API landscape, ensuring performance, reliability, and seamless integration for enterprise customers.

The role requires strong TS/Node experience, cloud proficiency (GCP/AWS), and a track record of delivering high-availability services. We value strategic thinkers who thrive in fast-paced, autonomous teams and care about user-focused design and asynchronous