Budapest, Hungary Remote (City) Employment

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

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on technical leader to guide development of core web features and Chrome extensions, ensuring scalable design and high-performance delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of web-based product features
  • Own technical architecture for core web applications
  • Guide development of Chrome extensions with a focus on usability and performance
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to define roadmap priorities
  • Mentor engineers and promote best practices in code quality and system design
  • Drive testing, reliability, and monitoring standards across web platforms
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve product capabilities
  • Ensure alignment between engineering efforts and business goals
  • Lead sprint planning, technical reviews, and backlog refinement
  • Improve cross-team collaboration within the engineering organization
  • Oversee deployment pipelines and CI/CD processes for web services
  • Troubleshoot complex front-end and back-end issues
  • Champion accessibility and responsive design principles
  • Maintain documentation for systems and development workflows
  • Support incident response and post-mortem analysis for production issues

Nice to Have

  • Experience with React or similar UI libraries
  • Knowledge of WebExtensions API across browsers
  • Familiarity with security best practices for browser extensions
  • Experience with observability tools and logging systems
  • Background in accessibility standards such as WCAG
  • Exposure to machine learning or voice technology products
  • Open-source contributions in web development space

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with office in Budapest

Team

Product and engineering team focused on browser-based tools

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a central role in shaping the future of web-based productivity tools used by millions. The tech lead will directly influence product direction, team development, and technical excellence.

What We Offer

Opportunity to lead impactful projects from concept to launch, professional growth support, flexible work environment, and direct access to executive decision-makers.

Available for qualified candidates

About company
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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Posted 20 days ago