Remote Backend Platform Engineer: TS/Node & Cloud APIs

Speechify; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Stock options

Asynchronous culture

Impactful accessibility work

Autonomy

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a backend engineer to join its Platform team, driving robust APIs and scalable services that power payments, analytics, subscriptions, and text-to-speech features.

You’ll design, develop, and maintain public and internal APIs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help shape product strategy in a fast-paced, async culture.

This role offers a competitive salary, stock options, and the opportunity to impact millions of learners and readers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with TS/Node.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong API design and scalable systems mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust public and internal APIs.
• Oversee the backend API landscape, optimizing for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with product strategy.

Skills

TS/Node

GCP

AWS/Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is seeking a backend engineer to join its Platform team, driving robust APIs and scalable services that power payments, analytics, subscriptions, and text-to-speech features.

You’ll design, develop, and maintain public and internal APIs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help shape product strategy in a fast-paced, async culture.

This role offers a competitive salary, stock options, and the opportunity to impact millions of learners and readers worldwide.