Summary

The Software Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining software systems that support Shift4’s products. This role focuses on implementing reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions while collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers. The engineer contributes to multiple phases of the development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment, while continuously improving technical skills and contributing to engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to design, build, and enhance software solutions that deliver measurable customer and business impact.
• Develop and maintain internal applications through hands-on coding, testing, debugging, and deployment of maintainable and reusable software.
• Contribute to system design discussions and implement technical solutions aligned with established architectural standards.
• Work within an agile development process, participating in two-week sprints with the goal of delivering release-ready software each cycle.
• Integrate applications with backend services, APIs, and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Operate independently when required, exercising sound judgment in decision-making and ensuring proper documentation of technical designs and workflows.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following team coding standards and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain quality and consistency across the codebase.
• Identify opportunities to improve application performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot issues, debug software defects, and support resolution of production incidents when needed.
• Stay up to date with modern development practices, frameworks, and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with software governance, security, and quality policies.
• Perform additional tasks within the department as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React Native, and related libraries (e.g., Redux, React Navigation).
• Experience integrating with backend systems (REST APIs or equivalent) and working with cloud services such as AWS or similar platforms.
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release management practices.
• Understanding of mobile performance considerations and debugging techniques.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop practical technical solutions.
• Motivation to take on increasing responsibility and ownership within an agile development team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of modern web application development using TypeScript with frameworks such as React or Ember.
• Experience working with AWS-hosted backends and databases.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience working with native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) or Android (Kotlin/Java) codebases.
• Familiarity with mobile security, data encryption, and compliance practices.
• Experience with a distributed software system.
• Relevant professional certifications are advantageous but not required.

Benefits:

The salary range for this position is starting at 4000 Eur Gross. The exact salary will be determined based on the candidate’s experience.

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.