Cardiff, United Kingdom Hybrid

Speechify is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences

About the Role

The role involves leading development efforts on key user-facing systems, improving scalability, and ensuring a seamless experience across devices and platforms.

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Remote with flexible hours

Team

Part of the core engineering team building foundational user experiences

What You’ll Do

Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable software components
Collaborate with product and design teams to define feature requirements
Optimize application performance and responsiveness
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews
Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
Contribute to cross-platform feature development
Ensure consistency across web and mobile interfaces
Integrate analytics to inform product decisions
Drive improvements in engineering practices and tooling

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript
Experience with React or similar frameworks
Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming
Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
Background in performance optimization
Proven ability to ship production-grade code
Comfort working in a fast-paced, iterative environment
Experience with mobile development a plus
Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices

Bonus Points

Open source contributions
Experience with WebAssembly or audio processing
Familiarity with AI-driven applications
Previous work on developer tools or SDKs
Background in voice or speech technologies

Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly shape how users interact with core features
You’ll help scale systems used by millions daily
Opportunity to influence product direction and technical vision
Work on challenges involving real-time data and user feedback loops
Be part of building a platform that increases accessibility

Available for qualified candidates

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About company

Speechify reads anything aloud to you, allowing users to listen to books, PDFs, web pages, and more with natural-sounding voices. It offers text-to-speech, voice typing, and AI voice assistant capabilities across multiple platforms and devices.

The platform supports a wide range of use cases, including reading documents aloud, voice dictation, podcast creation, and real-time answers using AI. Speechify integrates across web, mobile, and desktop environments, including Chrome, Edge, iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.

With over 55 million users, Speechify features lifelike AI voices, including celebrity voices like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow, and has been recognized with awards such as the Apple Design Award and Chrome Extension of the Year.

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Job Details

Department Core Experiences Team

Category other

Posted 2 hours ago