Your Mission Should You Choose To Accept It:  

Can you make The Social Hub Bologna a favorite city hotspot for events, lectures, movie nights, exhibits and parties? We’re looking for someone that is the open door to something beautiful, a new friendship, a business collaboration or unforgettable experience. The Social Hub Connector Intern gives our building a purpose and creates stories and adventures with and for, all of our guests. 

In Case You Don’t Know Who We Are:  

Known for being the rule breakers in hospitality, TSH is a fun, creative and inspiring environment where everyone can work, stay, learn and play and most importantly – be themselves. As an employer we look, act and think like a hotel, but instead we offer a lot more. Think student accommodation, long and short stay options, gyms, talks, events, rooftop bar and eat & drink escapes as well as community and coworking spaces. Located in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain with several new openings on the way, this hybrid hospitality concept may take root in the heart of Europe, but our plans are set for going global.

What You'll Do:  

• You will actively connect our semester, co-working, hotel and extended stay community
• You will help with the set-up of ongoing program of events with and for our internal community
• You, along with the Connector, are the eyes and ears of our community and will be the to go contact person in terms of events & community activations
• You will build and maintain relations with partners to fill our annual calendar with on-trend/on-topic recurring events that appeal to our community
• You will host and engage with our local student ambassadors on a regular basis
• You will create/collect & deliver digital content based on the marketing briefings (formats include text, video and images)
• You will own and manage the local TSH social channels and operate them within the brand guidelines
• You will attend and be an essential part of local network events

Who You Are:  

• You’re currently enrolled in a university
• You have an outgoing and confident personality. You kill it in front of an audience
• You are the connector: you have a natural interest and love to be around and with people
• You're professional & responsible enough to work independently in a fast-paced, sometimes chaotic atmosphere
• You’re super social, always flexible, incredibly motivated and never without a sense of humor
• A visionary – you already have a couple of AMAZING ideas how to grow the company’s connector strategy
• You're super communicative and have a great entrepreneurial spirit
• You're extremely calm under pressure
• You're exceptionally organized
• You’re fluent English and Italian. Know other languages? The more the merrier! 
• You're currently studying within the EU

What We Offer:  

• An amazing work environment with a fantastic vibe and lots of positive energy
• On the job coaching and guidance
• Monthly compensation for your internship
• The opportunity to work and learn at a dynamic, young, international organization; we’re a real game changer in the hospitality industry
• A first glimpse into the world of Hospitality with one of the most innovative players in the market
• Access to the amazing TSH facilities, including our awesome restaurant and gym. And did we mention you also get a discount on hotel stays and Food and Drinks? 
• A wonderful workplace to call home with, dare we say it, fun colleagues

Who you are, is how we want you to be. To us, hybrid hospitality goes across the board, from how we service our guests to how we represent ourselves. Here, everyone belongs, and we welcome people no matter their nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion or culture. Your authenticity keeps our team diverse. Come as you are.

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

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.