Mission of the role

You will be part of the team responsible for operating one of the largest and most complex hosting platforms in Europe.

Your mission will be to ensure the stability, performance, and evolution of the Stretch platform, working directly on critical production systems and contributing to the continuous improvement of a highly distributed infrastructure.

This is a strongly technical role with hands-on impact at scale, where your work will directly influence service quality and platform evolution.

You will collaborate closely with Hosting Technology teams and other web hosting teams within IONOS, with frequent interaction with international colleagues—particularly in Germany—to consolidate knowledge of existing systems.

 Responsibilities

• Operation, maintenance, and evolution of large-scale Linux infrastructure.
• Advanced (Level 3) support for complex platform incidents.
• Automation of processes using scripting (BASH, Python) and infrastructure tools.
• Operation and management of distributed storage systems (Ceph).
• Monitoring and analysis of the platform using observability tools (Grafana and similar).
• Continuous improvement of system architecture and stability.
• Collaboration with international teams to absorb knowledge from legacy systems.
• Participation in on-call rotation.

 Professional profile

Must have

• +3 years of experience in Linux system administration.
• Strong scripting skills in BASH and Python.
• Experience with configuration and automation tools:
  • Puppet or SaltStack
  • Ansible or Terraform
• Hands-on experience operating Ceph storage clusters in production environments.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana.
• Fluent English, required for international communication.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in highly distributed or high-availability environments.

Soft skills

• Technical curiosity and continuous learning mindset.
• Ability to work in complex environments with incomplete documentation.
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Team player in international environments.
• Proactive attitude to independently build technical context.
• Participation in an on-call rotation (approx. 1 week every 6).

 Benefits

• Hybrid working model across any of the Arsys offices in Logroño, Alcobendas, Valencia, Barcelona, or Seville, with broad flexible working hours aligned with team coordination needs.
• Opportunity to work on one of the most advanced and large-scale hosting platforms in Europe.
• Direct exposure to highly complex distributed systems at significant scale.
• International technical environment with cross-country collaboration.
• Participation in critical projects with direct impact on service stability.
• Continuous training and professional development within a global technology organization.

At Arsys we value diversity and welcome all applications regardless of, for example, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, as well as sexual orientation and identity, physical characteristics, marital status or any other irrelevant factor subject to applicable law.

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.