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

About the Role

Lead the technical direction of core web products and Chrome extensions, guiding development, architecture, and team growth while ensuring high performance, scalability, and alignment with product goals.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the technical vision for core web applications and Chrome extensions
  • Lead architectural decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver user-focused features
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development
  • Drive best practices in testing, security, and code quality
  • Optimize frontend performance and user experience across platforms
  • Oversee integration between web products and browser extension ecosystems
  • Manage technical debt and system evolution over time
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across frontend and backend systems
  • Ensure compatibility with evolving web standards and browser updates
  • Lead incident response and system monitoring efforts
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to align technical delivery with business goals
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies that improve product capabilities
  • Maintain documentation for systems and development processes
  • Support deployment pipelines and CI/CD infrastructure
  • Promote a culture of innovation, ownership, and collaboration
  • Contribute to roadmap planning and sprint execution
  • Ensure accessibility and internationalization standards are met
  • Implement analytics and telemetry to inform product decisions
  • Champion user privacy and data protection in all features

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Electron or desktop application frameworks
  • Familiarity with AI-driven applications or text-to-speech technologies
  • Background in performance-critical applications
  • Open source contributions in web or browser-related projects
  • Experience scaling engineering teams or mentoring junior developers

Compensation

$180,000 – $230,000 per year

Work Arrangement

Remote

Team

Small, high-impact engineering team building scalable web tools integrated with browser technologies

About the Role

This position is central to shaping the future of our web platform and browser-based tools. You will lead technical strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure robust, user-friendly experiences across millions of users.

What We Value

Technical excellence, clear communication, proactive problem-solving, and a user-first mindset. We value individuals who take ownership, ship consistently, and elevate those around them.

Available for qualified candidates

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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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