Software Engineer, Platform - Berkeley, CA, USA
Speechify · Berkeley, CA, USA
Posted about 3 months ago · Previously reposted
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Speechify's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- Yes taken down and listed again at least once
- Salary listed
- No 19% of Speechify's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Speechify
- high 1086 stale, 1550 reposted of 1,086 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1949 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Speechify's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Speechify.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Platform team at Speechify, you'll design, build, and maintain backend systems that support various services such as payments, subscriptions, and a public TTS API. Your role will involve optimizing existing services, automating tasks, and ensuring system correctness while collaborating with product and mobile teams to align backend architecture with product development.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Speechify as an employer.
What you need
- Proven backend experience in TS/Node
- Direct experience with GCP; working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or another cloud
- A habit of giving away work you used to own, and something to show for the room it created
- A daily working setup with AI agents you can describe in detail
- The instinct to check a result against the system itself
- Judgment about what not to build, and the ability to say plainly why you dropped it
Nice to have
- Docker and containerized deployments
- Deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes
What you get
- Competitive compensation
- Welcoming atmosphere
- Commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- Opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
- Dynamic environment where contributions shape the company and its products
- Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is specific to the United States and may not apply to other locations
- The role emphasizes a flat organization with no separate ladder for growth, which may not suit everyone
- The job requires a strong focus on automation and reducing personal workload, which may not appeal to all candidates
Summarised from Speechify's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Speechify on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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