Software Engineer, Platform - Waterloo

Overview

Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. We help our members listen to content on the go, at their own speed, with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster.

As a Software Engineer, Platform, you will join our Platform team to help us scale our infrastructure, optimize the performance of key product flows, and build end-to-end systems. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has experience building and scaling complex engineering systems.

• Build, own and report on the performance of complex end-to-end systems
• Actively participate in product decisions and refining the product roadmap
• Work with the Platform team to provide universal architecture and experience across our products

• Experience. You have played a crucial role in building and maintaining large-scale products and have worked both backend and frontend
• Systems thinking. You can think high level about end-to-end systems involving multiple products and services
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and decide what can ship now
• Focus. You can engage with a busy, remote team or work heads down as needed
• Collaboration. You can collaborate with designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack:
  NodeJS, React
  
  JS, Type Script (must);
  Java, Go, Python (nice to have)

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary and a collaborative, asynchronous culture

Tell us about yourself and why you’re interested in the role, and include a link to your Linked In profile.

If you know someone who’d be a great fit, feel free to refer them. We appreciate referrals.

Speechify is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected status in accordance with applicable law.