Software Engineer, Studio

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Speechify's mission is to make reading accessible to everyone. Over 30 million users utilize Speechify’s text-to-speech products to convert text into audio, facilitating faster reading, increased comprehension, and improved memory retention. Speechify’s offerings include iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome, and Web apps. The company has received recognition from Google (Chrome Extension of the Year) and Apple (App of the Day). Speechify currently employs nearly 200 individuals globally in a fully distributed setting with no physical office.

Speechify's Studio is a new product designed to meet the needs of creators by providing AI-powered voiceovers, video dubbing, and voice cloning capabilities. This role is crucial and suitable for individuals who excel at strategic thinking, thrive in fast-paced environments, possess a passion for product decisions, and have experience building exceptional user experiences. Speechify operates as a flat organization, empowering individuals to become leaders through demonstrated technical skills and consistent, rapid delivery of results. Strong work ethic, clear communication, and a drive to win are highly valued. The interview process involves multiple technical interviews, aiming for completion within one week.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain Speechify's Creator Studio at [speechify.com/studio].
• Integrate AI models to deliver state-of-the-art voiceovers, dubbing, and voice cloning features.
• Contribute to the future development of Speechify's Studio.

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience with AWS/GCS and the ability to design service architectures leveraging these services.
• Experience building scalable architectures using microservices.
• Experience writing testable code and pushing the boundaries of testing infrastructure.
• Proficiency with React and the modern React stack, or NodeJS, or both.
• Understanding of low-level JavaScript and the ability to profile and optimize SPA (Single Page Application) front-end and back-end performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Video and audio processing experience.

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact the company and its products.
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive.
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity.
• The opportunity to make 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 positively affects lives, particularly for individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADD.
• A role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving technological domain.