Senior Backend Engineer — TS/Node, Scalable APIs, Remote

Speechify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust APIs (public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth, analytics). You’ll oversee the full API landscape, aiming for performance, scalability, and a seamless user experience for enterprise clients.

The role fits someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced, async culture, and communicates clearly while delivering results. You’ll join a distributed team building impactful AI and audio products.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required).
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers.
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact.
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

Skills

TS/Node

GCP

AWS

Azure

High availability design

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Speechify is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust APIs (public TTS, Payment, Subscription, Auth, analytics). You’ll oversee the full API landscape, aiming for performance, scalability, and a seamless user experience for enterprise clients.

The role fits someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced, async culture, and communicates clearly while delivering results. You’ll join a distributed team building impactful AI and audio products.