The Hague, Netherlands Remote (Global) Employment

Speechify is hiring a Tech Lead, Web Core Product & Chrome Extension

About the Role

As the Tech Lead for Web Core Product & Chrome Extension, you'll drive the development and evolution of key web platforms in a fully distributed environment. You'll take ownership of shipping production code, guiding technical decisions, and ensuring robust performance at scale.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop and maintain core web applications and Chrome extensions, delivering reliable, high-impact features
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define priorities and roadmap direction
  • Make strategic calls on feature development, balancing speed, quality, and long-term scalability
  • Lead by example in a remote-first setting, demonstrating deep technical expertise and strong execution

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience building and launching web products used by large audiences
  • A customer-first mindset with a commitment to solving real user problems
  • Strong technical fluency in JavaScript, React, Redux, TypeScript, and Firebase
  • Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and stay focused in a fast-moving environment
  • Excellent communication skills and experience working with cross-functional, opinionated teams

Environment & Culture

The team values technical excellence, ownership, and initiative. Leadership emerges from impact, not titles. We operate with minimal bureaucracy, emphasize asynchronous workflows, and support bold ideas. You’ll have the autonomy to innovate and shape both product and culture.

Compensation is competitive, with a focus on equity through impact. Speechify is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, or protected status.

Required Skills
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Speechify

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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Department Web Core Product & Chrome Extension
Category management
Posted 3 hours ago