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Speechify · 1 day ago

Software Engineer, Platform - Akron, USA

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid Level
money$140K/yr - $200K/yr

Speechify is a company dedicated to making reading accessible for everyone, with over 50 million users of its text-to-speech products. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and enhancing backend architecture to meet business and scalability requirements.

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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

Qualification

Backend developmentTS/NodeGCPAWSAzureDockerKubernetes

Required

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
Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

Benefits

Bonus
Stock

Company

Speechify

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Speechify is a mobile and desktop app that allows people with dyslexia and low vision to read out using text to speech voice.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Miami, Florida, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://speechify.com

H1B Sponsorship

Speechify has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2020-01-01Seed
2017-02-22Seed

Leadership Team

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Cliff Weitzman
Founder CEO
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Recent News

9to5mac
New Speechify Mac app lets you write 5 times faster by using your voice
2025-12-17
semafor.com
Exclusive / Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes
2025-12-12
TechCrunch
Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension
2025-11-25
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