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Role overview
The Platform team builds and maintains the backend services powering a text-to-speech product used by tens of millions of readers across mobile, desktop, browser, and web clients. This role focuses on designing, scaling, and improving APIs—including public text-to-speech endpoints, payments, subscriptions, authentication, and usage tracking—that support both consumer and B2B experiences. It suits someone who enjoys fast-paced environments, thinks strategically about product decisions, and wants meaningful influence over how the platform evolves.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain APIs spanning the public text-to-speech interface and internal services for payments, subscriptions, authentication, and consumption tracking - Oversee the full backend API landscape, optimizing for performance, scalability, and long-term maintainability - Collaborate on B2B solutions, addressing customization and integration needs for enterprise clients - Partner with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience - Contribute to product decisions and shape platform direction through consistent, high-quality technical execution
Requirements
- Proven backend development experience with TypeScript and Node.js - Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform; familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers - Ability to prioritize work by urgency and impact, moving efficiently from ideation to implementation - Strong communication skills and a results-oriented work ethic suited to a flat, fast-moving organization
Nice to have
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments - Proficiency deploying high-availability applications on Kubernetes
Benefits and work setup
- Fully remote, asynchronous work culture with no physical office - Flat structure where strong technical execution and consistent delivery create leadership opportunities - Competitive compensation with substantial autonomy and a focus on focus and creativity - Mission-driven product serving users with diverse reading and learning needs - Streamlined interview process typically completed within one week