Remote Backend Platform Engineer — Scalable APIs

Speechify; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Remote work

Asynchronous work culture

Competitive compensation

Impactful product

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a skilled backend engineer to scale our platform's API ecosystem in a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain robust TS/Node backends and public/internal APIs, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalable architecture across services like payments, subscriptions, auth, and analytics.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own critical backend components, and help deliver excellent user experiences at scale in a fast-paced, asynchronous

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with TS/Node.
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS/Azure or other cloud providers.
• Ability to design scalable APIs and maintain robust backend services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public and internal services such as Payment, Subscription, Auth and Analytics.
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, optimizing for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on integration needs for enterprise clients.
• Work closely 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 a skilled backend engineer to scale our platform's API ecosystem in a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain robust TS/Node backends and public/internal APIs, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalable architecture across services like payments, subscriptions, auth, and analytics.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own critical backend components, and help deliver excellent user experiences at scale in a fast-paced, asynchronous