Software Engineer, Platform - Santa Monica, CA, USA

SP Software Engineer, Platform - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Speechify is an AI-powered text-to-speech application that converts text from various formats into natural-sounding audio, helping users read faster and comprehend more. Founded by Cliff Weitzman to overcome his dyslexia, the platform aims to make reading accessible to everyone.
Speechify
Employee count: 51-200

Salary: $140K – $200K per year
United States only

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The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify ’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify ’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.
Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.
What Yo u’ ll Do
- 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

An Ideal Candidate Should Have
- 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

What We Offer
- A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
- A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
- Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
- The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
- Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
- An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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

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About the job
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Nov 21, 2026
Posted on
Sep 22, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Experience level
Mid-level

Salary

Salary: $140K – $200K per year

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United States

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Job categories
Backend Engineering Platform Engineering Software Engineer API Development Cloud Engineer Software Platform Engineer Platform Engineer I Associate Platform Engineer Backend Platform Engineer

Skills
Node AWS Azure Docker Kubernetes API Development Backend Development Text To Speech Payments Subscriptions B2B Solutions Analytics GCP API Design High Availability Google Docs iOS Vercel Android

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About Speechify

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At Speechify, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing how individuals consume written content through groundbreaking text-to-speech technology. Our mission is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning, and we achieve this by transforming digital and physical text from PDFs, books, documents, articles, and websites into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. This innovation allows users to read faster, retain more information, and access content on the go, effectively turning any reading material into an audiobook. Speechify was born out of a personal need; our founder, Cliff Weitzman, developed the initial technology to overcome his own challenges with dyslexia. This origin story is deeply embedded in our company ethos, driving our commitment to accessibility and empowering users with diverse learning needs, including those with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual impairments.

Our technological advancements extend beyond basic text-to-speech. Speechify leverages sophisticated AI to offer a suite of features including over 200+ human-like voices in more than 60 languages, customizable reading speeds up to 4.5 times faster than visual reading, and optical character recognition (OCR) for scanning and listening to physical documents and images. We provide a seamless cross-platform experience with apps for iOS and Android, browser extensions for Chrome and Safari, and a web app, ensuring that users can sync their libraries and listen anywhere, anytime. Speechify is not just a tool for individuals; we also offer an AI-powered voice-over, voice cloning, and dubbing studio for businesses and creators, alongside a text-to-speech API for developers, positioning us as a leading provider of Speech AI globally.

Our continuous innovation is reflected in features like active text highlighting, inline players, AI-driven summarization, and integrations with platforms like Gmail and Canvas, constantly enhancing the user experience and pushing the boundaries of audio-based learning and productivity.

Tech stack

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Python

Kotlin

Swift

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TypeScript

React

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About the job
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Nov 21, 2026
Posted on
Sep 22, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Experience level
Mid-level

Salary

Salary: $140K – $200K per year

Location requirements
Suggest an edit

United States

Hiring timezones
Show UTC offsets

United States +/- 0 hours

Job categories
Backend Engineering Platform Engineering Software Engineer API Development Cloud Engineer Software Platform Engineer Platform Engineer I Associate Platform Engineer Backend Platform Engineer

Skills
Node AWS Azure Docker Kubernetes API Development Backend Development Text To Speech Payments Subscriptions B2B Solutions Analytics GCP API Design High Availability Google Docs iOS Vercel Android

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Company size

51-200 employees

Founded in

2017

Chief executive officer

Cliff Weitzman

Markets
Accessibility Technology Speech AI Assistive Technology AI Voice Cloning Content Creation Tools Productivity Software Developer APIs Mobile Apps Text To Speech

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United States

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