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

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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.

About us

Valtech is the leading experience innovation company, combining the uncommon to unlock a better way for people to experience the world. We work at the intersection of diverse disciplines, cultures and perspectives to create solutions that achieve the exceptional – helping global brands such as Mercedes Benz, L’Oreal, EasyJet, Louis Vuitton and Volkswagen make the leap beyond the competition and become leaders in a digital world.

Our clients trust Valtech to remove complexity and deliver innovative, frictionless solutions that close the experience gap between customer expectation and reality. We are a force of more than 6,500 makers, strategic thinkers, marketers, creatives, deep-tech engineers and data + AI specialists spanning 5 continents with 60+ offices in 20+ countries!

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Senior Solution Architect to join our team and play a crucial role in shaping the future of our technology solutions.

If you are based in the Netherlands and would you like to work a couple of days per week at our new eco-friendly office in Utrecht and also from the comfort of your home or at our client, then you might be the person we’re looking for!

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and implementation of complex, scalable, and secure digital experience systems. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work with a talented team on cutting-edge projects, directly impacting the success of our clients and the growth of our organization. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior architects and influence the overall architectural direction of the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of complex, enterprise-level digital experience solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards, and best practices.
• Act as a sparring partner to clients and support in setting strategic direction of the client’s architectural roadmap.
• Proactively propose innovative solutions both internally and on the client side to drive value and address business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, product, engineering, operations) throughout the entire solution lifecycle, from initial concept to deployment and ongoing maintenance.
• Develop comprehensive architectural documentation, including diagrams, specifications, and presentations, clearly communicating complex technical designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conduct thorough technical feasibility studies, identify potential risks and challenges, and propose effective mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code reviews to junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, proactively recommending innovative solutions to enhance our offerings and improve efficiency.
• Participate actively in pre-sales activities, including solution demonstrations, proposal development, and responding to RFPs/RFIs.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, performant, and maintainable, adhering to established architectural standards and guidelines.
• Contribute to the evolution and drive the improvement of our architectural standards, processes, and best practices by working with and in our craft circles.

Essential Experience

• 8+ years of experience as a Solution Architect, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, enterprise-scale solutions.
• Technology stacks around Optimizely (DXP & CMS), Contentstack and/or Contentful.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus. Or similar work experience.
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with delivering content management and/or digital experience solutions from inception into production.
• Knowledge of / experience with frontend frameworks like React.js/Next.js and Vue.js/Nuxt.js
• Knowledge of / experience with commerce systems and their typical ecosystems.
• Knowledge of / experience with composable architectures and when to use them (or not).
• Knowledge of / experience with cloud providers like Azure, AWS and/or GCP.
• Knowledge of / experience with front end cloud hosting providers like Vercel, Netlify, etc.
• Knowledge of / experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, project bootstrap and maintenance, release management (having worked with a monorepo and/or feature flags is a plus)
• Understanding the concepts of personalization from a technical, analytical and strategic perspective. Knowledge of platforms offering personalization capabilities like DXP’s and CDP’s is a plus.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving challenges.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Relevant certifications are a significant plus (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, etc.).
• Fluent proficiency in English and Dutch.
• Experience with the Manufacturing and/or Retail market is a plus.

What can you expect from us

At Valtech you will become part of our exceptional team of more than 6,500 talented innovators, design thinkers, marketers, creatives, and engineers. We interact across countries, disciplines, trades, roles, and teams. We are consultants before anything else and take ownership of our own work, clients, and careers. We provide everyone with a large degree of freedom - in return, we expect an equally high degree of accountability and dedication. We transform by doing and are insanely passionate about improving the end user experience. We are a people company. We share our knowledge and learnings; we dare to speak up and take risks. And we care deeply about one another, our clients, and the world around us.

We have from our very beginning always worked hard on providing everyone within our organisation the opportunity to grow and transform their job opportunities and career paths across the world. From graduates to seasoned professionals who are experts in their field. Valtech will always be recognised not just for the quality of the work we deliver, but for all the amazing people that make it happen. We don’t just talk about how to get things done; we really do transform by doing.

Does this sound like the role for you?

If so apply today and if you match the criteria a member of our Talent Attraction team will be in contact to start the selection process with you.