Lausanne Hybrid

Speechify is hiring a Principal/Staff Software Engineer

About the Role

As a Principal/Staff Software Engineer, you will take ownership of complex technical challenges across the software stack. Your work will directly influence the platform's scalability, reliability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of distributed systems that support real-time processing at scale
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define long-term technical roadmaps
  • Guide best practices in code quality, security, and system design across engineering teams
  • Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical hiring and team development
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and advocate for improvements in infrastructure and tooling

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale software systems
  • Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
  • Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from concept to production
  • Experience with cloud platforms, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in solving deep technical problems while elevating the capabilities of the teams around them.

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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Category backend
Posted 17 days ago