Senior Software Engineer, Core - Grand Rapids

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Grand Rapids, USA

Grand Rapids, USA

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Experiences Team. This team builds and maintains the foundational services and SDKs that power Speechify’s product experience across platforms. It's a critical role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product and infrastructure, thinks strategically, and is passionate about designing clear, reliable APIs and simple systems that directly enhance the user experience.

• Collaborate with Speechify’s Product Teams to scope projects, reduce scope to get faster feedback from customers, navigate the integration/UX tradeoffs relevant to different product teams, and deliver solutions via our cross-platform SDK
• Optimize existing functionality to ship faster loading and more intelligent parsing by designing efficient abstractions and improving algorithms
• Ship cloud functions, lightweight backend services, and jobs using Kotlin

• Systems thinking: you design end-to-end solutions and value simplicity
• Speed: you generate ideas quickly and know what can ship now versus what needs time
• Focus: you can engage with a busy, remote team or work heads down as needed
• Collaboration:
  
  you inspire and negotiate with designers, marketers, and PMs
• Preferred Tech Stack:
  • Kotlin Multiplatform (Java experience is OK but role focuses on Kotlin Multiplatform)
  • Prior experience with GCP is a plus

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work
• An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries and a friendly, asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Build products that directly support people with learning differences
• Work in a fast-growing sector at the intersection of AI and audio

Salary:
The United States Based salary range for this role is ,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

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Equal Opportunity:
Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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