About the job
About Speechify
At Speechify, we are dedicated to ensuring that reading is never a barrier to learning. Our innovative text-to-speech products are embraced by over 50 million users, enabling them to listen to PDFs, books, documents, and web content in a faster, smarter, and more enjoyable way than ever before. Our efforts have been recognized by industry leaders such as Google (Chrome Extension of the Year) and Apple (App of the Day and 2025 Inclusivity Design Award) for their significant impact and commitment to accessibility.
We are proud to be a fully remote, distributed team comprised of engineers, designers, researchers, and product builders from renowned organizations like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Stripe. Our agile approach allows us to move quickly, deliver often, and tackle real user challenges head-on.
Role Overview
As a Software Engineer on the macOS team, you will play a crucial role in building and scaling Speechify's core desktop experience for millions of users. You will have ownership over significant aspects of our macOS app architecture, write production-ready code, and collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams across the organization.
This role is ideal for those who thrive in a fast-paced startup setting, enjoy making impactful product decisions, and possess a passion for enhancing user experiences, accessibility, and performance.
What You'll Do
- Lead critical engineering and product decisions for the macOS application.
- Write, test, and deploy production-quality code that scales seamlessly to millions of users.
- Maintain and enhance complex application architecture with a focus on performance and stability.
- Collaborate within a cross-functional team, partnering with designers and PMs to develop features from concept to launch.
- Engage in product planning and roadmap discussions.
- Drive continuous improvements in code quality, CI/CD processes, and development workflows.

