Remote Backend Platform Engineer - TS/Node, GCP

Speechify; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Remote-friendly asynchronous culture

Distributed/global team

Job summary

Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer for Platform in Philadelphia, PA. You will design and own backend APIs for payments, subscriptions, auth, and analytics, supporting Speechify’s multi-platform TTS products used by millions.

The role emphasizes shipping reliable systems, reducing runtime costs, and automating repetitive work. You’ll work with product, mobile, and web teams to keep backend architecture ahead of the product roadmap.

Qualifications

• Proven backend experience with TS/Node.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Ability to design scalable APIs and systems with strong reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own backend APIs for payments, subscriptions, auth, and analytics.
• Improve and optimize services for speed, cost, and reliability.
• Establish correctness checks before shipping and automate repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with product, mobile, and web teams to keep backend aligned with product goals.
• Create B2B and enterprise integrations for customers.

Skills

TS/Node

Cloud experience

AI tools

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer for Platform in Philadelphia, PA. You will design and own backend APIs for payments, subscriptions, auth, and analytics, supporting Speechify’s multi-platform TTS products used by millions.

The role emphasizes shipping reliable systems, reducing runtime costs, and automating repetitive work. You’ll work with product, mobile, and web teams to keep backend architecture ahead of the product roadmap.