Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Plano, TX, USA

Speechify; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fast-growing environment

Hands-off management

Competitive salaries

Impactful work in a transformative industry

Friendly and laid-back atmosphere

Job summary

Speechify is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Core Experiences Team in Plano, Texas. The team develops foundational services and SDKs that enhance Speechify’s product experience across platforms.

Responsibilities include collaborating with product teams on project scope, optimizing functionality, and shipping cloud functions using Kotlin. The role emphasizes systems thinking, speed, and collaboration in a fast-paced remote environment.

Salary for this position ranges from $140,000 to $200,000 annually, plus bonus and stock options, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems thinking with end-to-end design.
• Ability to work quickly to generate ideas and decide on shipping priorities.
• Strong focus on individual work and remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Systems thinking

Speed

Focus

Collaboration

Kotlin Multiplatform

GCP

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

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

Candidate Qualifications

• Systems thinking. You know that optimizing a system requires end-to-end design, and you believe simplicity is valuable.
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time.
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down.
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs.
• Preferred Tech Stack: Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role is Kotlin Multiplatform). Prior experience with GCP is a plus.

Benefits

• 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.
• An 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 that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Salary

Salary range: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience.

EEO Statement

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.