Rome, Italy Remote (City) Employment

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

About the Role

Lead the design and implementation of core web applications and Chrome extensions, guiding a team through technical challenges and product innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical direction of web-based product features
  • Lead architecture decisions for scalable and maintainable systems
  • Collaborate with product managers to define roadmap priorities
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
  • Ensure high performance and responsiveness across web platforms
  • Drive best practices in testing, security, and code quality
  • Oversee integration of frontend and backend services
  • Troubleshoot complex issues in production environments
  • Guide implementation of Chrome extension functionality
  • Work closely with UX designers to refine user interactions
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies when appropriate
  • Maintain alignment with long-term product vision
  • Coordinate cross-functional efforts with other engineering teams
  • Improve build and deployment pipelines
  • Support incident response and system reliability
  • Promote documentation and knowledge sharing
  • Lead sprint planning and technical estimation
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy standards
  • Optimize application loading and runtime performance
  • Manage technical debt through refactoring initiatives
  • Facilitate onboarding for new team members
  • Monitor application metrics and error reporting
  • Contribute to hiring and technical interviews
  • Represent engineering in executive discussions
  • Balance innovation with technical feasibility

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity and benefits

Work Arrangement

Hybrid remote with presence in Rome, Italy

Team

Product and engineering team focused on web and browser extension development

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a central role in shaping the future of web-based tools and browser extensions, directly influencing how users interact with core product features on a daily basis.

What We Look For

We value technical excellence paired with leadership maturity, seeking someone who can balance architectural rigor with practical execution in a dynamic environment.

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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Job Details
Department Web Core Product & Chrome Extension
Category management
Posted 10 hours ago