Remote Platform Backend Engineer - TS/Node

Speechify; Tallahassee, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Platform-focused Software Engineer to design and own the platform APIs supporting payments, subscriptions, authentication, and analytics. You will optimize deployments, automate repetitive work, and ensure high availability while collaborating with product and frontend teams across web, mobile, and extensions.

The role emphasizes building scalable backend systems, containerized deployments, and operating in a distributed environment with a focus on reliability and

Qualifications

• Proven backend experience in TS/Node.
• Direct experience with GCP; working knowledge of AWS or Azure.
• Habit of sharing work you previously owned.
• Daily setup with AI agents and describable workflows.
• Check results using logs and database state; rely on the system.
• Ability to explain why a feature should not be built.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own the APIs behind payments, subscriptions, auth, consumption tracking, and the public TTS API.
• Improve existing services for speed, cost, and reliability.
• Verify changes with rigorous tests and in-system validation.

Skills

Backend TS/Node

GCP experience

Docker

Kubernetes

Automation

Observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Platform-focused Software Engineer to design and own the platform APIs supporting payments, subscriptions, authentication, and analytics. You will optimize deployments, automate repetitive work, and ensure high availability while collaborating with product and frontend teams across web, mobile, and extensions.

The role emphasizes building scalable backend systems, containerized deployments, and operating in a distributed environment with a focus on reliability and