About the job
About Speechify
Speechify helps people access articles, cloud documents, and books through audio. Our tools let users listen and learn wherever they are, at work, commuting, or at their own pace. Like streaming changed audio entertainment, Speechify is reshaping how information is consumed by voice. We are recognized as a leader in our field and continue to grow quickly.
Role Overview: Senior Software Engineer – Core Experiences
The Core Experiences Team at Speechify develops and maintains the essential services and SDKs that power our product across platforms. This team connects product design with infrastructure, building APIs and systems that directly impact how users interact with Speechify. The work spans strategic planning, hands-on coding, and close collaboration with other groups to deliver a seamless experience.
What You Will Do
- Work with product teams to define project scopes and processes that speed up customer feedback.
- Balance integration and user experience needs across products, delivering solutions through our cross-platform SDK.
- Improve existing features for better performance and faster load times, using new abstractions and algorithm enhancements.
- Build cloud functions and lightweight backend services in Kotlin.
What We Look For
- Systems thinker who values simplicity and understands that optimization starts with good design.
- Quick to develop solutions and able to judge when to deliver fast versus when to invest more time for quality.
- Focused and comfortable in a startup setting, with good judgment about when to collaborate and when to work independently.
- Collaborative approach, able to bring together input from designers, marketers, and product managers.
Location
This role is based in Vienna, Austria.
