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. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've built and ship products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession. You are passionate about the field and have the desire to build high quality product that serves customer needs
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've built and ship products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession. You are passionate about the field and have the desire to build high quality product that serves customer needs
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

About the QA Engineer II Responsibilities:

• Creates tests to identify software problems and deficiencies.
• Analyzes bugs and errors found during tests.
• Documents results of tests for the software development team.
• Recommends improvements in software to enhance user experience.
• Motivates the development process for efficiency and performance.
• Investigates product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction.
• Works together with the software developers to enhance and improve programs.
• Plans, creates and manages the overall Quality Planning strategy.
• Researches and compares similar competitor products.
• Oversees continuous improvement projects.
• Collects quality data.
• Identifies key KPIs for product quality. 
• Maintains updated knowledge of industry trends and advancements.
• Collaborates with the development team to understand project requirements and ensure clear communication throughout the testing process.
• Develops and executes comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Conducts thorough manual and automated testing to identify defects, usability issues, and performance bottlenecks.
• Works closely with the development team to report and track bugs using project management tools.
• Continuously improves the QA process and implements industry best practices for software testing.
• Conducts regression testing and ensures the stability of the applications after each release.
• Prepares Automation Scripts in need of project demand and reduces the man-hours required for higher quality assurance.
• Executes end-to-end functional tests and utilizes automated tests to exercise the system.
• Monitors all projects' quality status and progress from a broad perspective, and adjusts personnel assignments and schedules according to the situation.
• Must be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills: 

• Preferably 3 to 5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
• Experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated Testing, Test Driven Development Strategies and other.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript Libraries & Frameworks (React.js, Redux.js, Node.js, Express.js).
• Experienced with AWS APIs (Lambda, SQS, S3).
• Experience with web security technology.
• Experience with software QA tools and processes.
• Extensive experience in software development and testing.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Microsoft Windows.
• Good time-management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Must be willing to travel if needed.
• Must be willing to work extended hours if needed.
• Valid work authorization required.

Why Kinetik? 

• Inclusive and fast-growing team
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry trends
• Unlimited PTO - 15-day minimum per year