About the job
About Speechify
Speechify builds tools that make listening to articles, cloud documents, and books easy from any smartphone. Our platform lets users absorb information wherever they are, at their own pace, with features designed to support learning. As a leader in audio information, Speechify continues to grow quickly and shape how people access content.
Role Overview
The Core Experiences Team at Speechify develops and maintains the essential services and SDKs behind our product on multiple platforms. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Antwerp, Belgium, to help shape these core experiences. This role suits someone who enjoys working where product and infrastructure meet, thinks strategically, and cares about building reliable APIs and efficient systems that improve how users interact with Speechify.
What You Will Do
- Partner with Product Teams to define project scopes, streamline work for faster customer feedback, and solve integration and UX challenges across product teams using our cross-platform SDK.
- Improve current features by reducing load times and enhancing parsing, designing better abstractions, and advancing algorithms.
- Deploy cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and tasks using Kotlin.
Who We’re Looking For
- Systems-oriented: Approaches optimization with a full-system perspective and values simplicity in design.
- Efficient: Generates ideas quickly and knows how to prioritize immediate actions versus longer-term projects.
- Focused: Understands when to collaborate and when to concentrate on individual work, thriving in a growing startup with a remote team.
- Collaborative: Motivates and works well with designers, marketers, and product managers.
