Speechify
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Senior · 3–5 years
Kochi, India
Remote
2026-08-10
greenhouse
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Education
Doctoral degree
Full Job Description
Role Overview The Platform team at Speechify is responsible for building and maintaining all backend services, including payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, and has experience building great user experiences. The team is flat and allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. What You Will Do Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs, including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth, and Consumption Tracking. Collaborate on B2B solutions and work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience. Why It Might Be a Fit An ideal candidate should have proven experience in backend development, direct experience with GCP, and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers. They should be efficient in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact. Requirements 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 Experience with Docker and containerized deployments (preferred) Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes (preferred) Benefits Competitive compensation Welcoming atmosphere Autonomy and focus on creativity Opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry Privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more