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 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

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.

Overview

The 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.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is 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

• 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 B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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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 ROLE

Apparel - Sourcing Manager, Men's Woven Tops 

We are seeking a strategic and entrepreneurial Sourcing Manager to build and lead our Men's Woven Top function. This person will be tasked with identifying and onboarding new vendor partners from scratch. The role will focus primarily on Men's Woven Top category with potential expansion into other categories.

This is a rare opportunity to own and build a sourcing operation in a high-impact category. The ideal candidate will bring deep knowledge of category manufacturing, strong vendor relationships (or the ability to cultivate them), and the operational rigor to scale new supply chains that deliver on cost, quality, and lead time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scout for vendor partners in India/Bangladesh who can manufacture high quality Men's Woven Top products with fast production lead time
• Pitching and on-boarding vendor partners in speed. This should be done with clear criteria around the initial test period and ensuring their ability to scale, if the test period is successful.
• Drive excellence in partner operations for existing supplier relationships within current Quince categories, while expanding a redundant supplier base  improving Quince's product costs, quality, and commercial terms for sustainable sales and profitability
• Manage capacity at a supplier and style level to keep pace with company growth and scale
• Material Sourcing: Resource in speed any materials that can effectively improve product cost, quality and speed as options for scaling order. Have experience negotiating with suppliers throughout the supply chain from T1 to T2 & T3 (as needed) mill/ vendor partners.
• Open costing expertise: Have solid open costing breakdown experience from brand or manufacturer side to build a clear strategy for costing negotiations; able to construct a validated cost structure/ template to negotiate with vendor partners without relying on vendor data only.
• Act as an Ambassador to our partners in all interactions, building and deepening our relationships Continuous improvement
• Drive for higher hit-rate launches (reviews, returns, sales) through product excellence and drive for faster development times by identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions
• Have a clear strategic, commercial understanding of the sourcing landscape and trade benefits that can improve product costs and speed of product to market destined for the USA, Canada, and Europe as an asset. 
• Lead at 30,000 ft and 3000 ft involving a diverse set of stakeholders from different functions and nationalities.  Be willing to be scrappy at times to improve on existing ways of working and redefining new processes and SOP for faster speed and continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: 10 year + sourcing and merchandising experience in Men’s apparel categories with high-end national brands in the United States & Europe specifically in Men's Outerwear. 
• Consumer focused and ambitious individual providing strategic leadership and act as a role model in business with self assurance, pride, and passion that exudes personal and professional impact
• Self-Motivated: Proven ability as a self starter and quick independent learner adapting swiftly to new challenges
• Detail Oriented: Exceptional attention to details with a data driven approach to decision making and problem-solving.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical mindset with a focus on execution, process improvement, and brand enhancement.
• Curiosity: Continuous learner with a proactive attitude, open to new perspectives and adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Supply Chain or Operations Background: Good track record in supply chain management or operations contributing to a well-rounded understanding of the retail landscape.
• Collaborative Nature: Excellent interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration across teams, skilled in written and verbal communication and presentation.
• Resilient under pressure and relentless in the drive to create broader impact by being bold and challenging the status quo.

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