Remote Backend Platform Engineer – APIs & Scale

Speechify; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Competitive compensation

Equity

Asynchronous work culture

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a backend engineer to design and maintain robust APIs, including its public TTS API, Payment, Subscription, Auth, and analytics services. You’ll shape scalable backend architecture and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with user experience.

The role rewards strategic thinkers who deliver high-availability services in a distributed setup, with autonomy, competitive compensation, and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development experience with TS/Node.
• 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.
• Experience with Docker is a plus.
• Experience deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes is a plus.

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

TS/Node

GCP

AWS/Azure

Ideation & Priority

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is seeking a backend engineer to design and maintain robust APIs, including its public TTS API, Payment, Subscription, Auth, and analytics services. You’ll shape scalable backend architecture and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with user experience.

The role rewards strategic thinkers who deliver high-availability services in a distributed setup, with autonomy, competitive compensation, and equity opportunities.