Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Lakewood, USA

Speechify; Lakewood (CO); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Lakewood is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance its Core Experiences Team. The role focuses on building foundational services and SDKs that enhance user experience. Candidates should have a strong background in Kotlin and enjoy collaboration across teams. This position offers competitive salaries and the chance to work in a fast-growing, impactful environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Friendly and laid-back atmosphere

Hands-off management approach

Opportunity to make a big impact

Work on a life-changing product

Asynchronous culture

Qualifications

• Design end-to-end solutions valuing simplicity.
• Generate ideas quickly, knowing what can ship now.
• Engage with a busy, remote team or work heads-down.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Teams to scope projects and deliver solutions.
• Optimize functionality for faster loading and intelligent parsing.
• Ship cloud functions and lightweight backend services using Kotlin.

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Kotlin Multiplatform

Tools

GCP

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Lakewood, USA

Lakewood, USA

Overview

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with Speechify’s Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK
• Optimize existing functionality to ship faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing efficient abstractions and improving algorithms
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Systems thinking: you design end-to-end solutions and value simplicity
• Speed: you generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now vs what needs more time
• Focus: you can engage with a busy, remote team or work heads-down as needed
• Collaboration: you can inspire and negotiate with designers, marketers, and PMs
• Preferred Tech Stack:
  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience acceptable, but role is Kotlin Multiplatform)
  • Prior experience with GCP is a plus

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech: the intersection of AI and audio

The United States Based salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

How to Apply

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Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.