About the job
Speechify’s mission is to remove reading barriers and make learning accessible to everyone. More than 50 million people use our text-to-speech tools to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and web pages into audio. This helps users read faster, understand more, and remember what matters. Our product lineup spans a top-rated iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and web application. We’ve earned recognition from Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and from Apple as App of the Day.
About the Team
Speechify brings together nearly 200 people from a wide range of backgrounds. The team is fully remote and values collaboration and new ideas. Colleagues have joined us from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stanford, Stripe, Vercel, and other leading companies and universities.
Role Overview: Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension
This role calls for a strategic thinker who enjoys shaping products and cares deeply about user experience. The Tech Lead will guide the development of our core web platform and Chrome extension. In our flat organization, everyone has room to lead by showing strong technical skills and delivering results quickly.
What You Will Do
- Drive product decisions and technical direction for the web platform and Chrome extension
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to create seamless user experiences
- Balance hands-on coding with mentoring and guiding others
- Communicate clearly and collaborate across disciplines
What We Look For
- Experience building and shipping web products or browser extensions
- Strong technical skills and a record of delivering high-quality results
- Clear communicator who works well in a collaborative, remote setting
- Motivation to solve problems and improve user experience
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment
Interview Process
Our process is straightforward: several technical interviews, usually completed within one week.
Location: Detroit, MI, USA (remote team)
