Senior Backend Engineer (TS/Node) – Cloud & APIs

Speechify; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Competitive compensation

Asynchronous culture

Impactful work

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Speechify is hiring for a backend-focused role in the United States, delivering critical APIs for payments, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and analytics. The candidate will own the API landscape and collaborate across teams to align architecture with product strategy, ensuring scalable, high-quality experiences for users worldwide.

The ideal candidate has strong TS/Node backend experience, cloud proficiency (GCP, AWS/Azure), and a track record of deploying robust, scalable services in a

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience with TS/Node (required).
• Direct experience with GCP; knowledge of AWS/Azure or other cloud providers.
• Efficient ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks by urgency and impact.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API and internal Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking.
• Oversee full backend API landscape, optimize for performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and enterprise integration needs.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.

Skills

TS/Node

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is hiring for a backend-focused role in the United States, delivering critical APIs for payments, subscriptions, text-to-speech, and analytics. The candidate will own the API landscape and collaborate across teams to align architecture with product strategy, ensuring scalable, high-quality experiences for users worldwide.

The ideal candidate has strong TS/Node backend experience, cloud proficiency (GCP, AWS/Azure), and a track record of deploying robust, scalable services in a