Software Engineer, Platform - Waterloo, Canada

Speechify

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in backend development with TS/Node.
  • Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and familiarity with AWS or Azure.
  • Strong ability to prioritize tasks based on urgency and impact.
  • Preferred experience with Docker for containerization.
  • Preferred proficiency in deploying applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain robust APIs, including payment and TTS services.
  • Optimize the backend API landscape for performance and maintainability.
  • Collaborate on B2B solutions tailored for enterprise clients.
  • Align backend architecture with product strategy and user experience.
  • Oversee backend service enhancements for scalability requirements.

Benefits

  • Dynamic environment shaping company products.
  • Team culture that values innovation and drive.
  • Autonomy to foster focus and creativity.
  • Significant impact in a revolutionary industry.
  • Exceptional asynchronous work culture and competitive compensation.
  • Opportunity to work on products changing lives for individuals with learning differences.
  • Involvement in the intersection of AI and audio technology.
Full Job Description
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 You9ll 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

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