Software engineer, platform - cape town, south africa
Location
cape town, western cape
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Other-General
Posted
June 14, 2026
Software Engineer, Platform - Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more.
OverviewThe responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.
What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability Collaborate on B2 B solutions, focusing on customization...