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Software Engineer, macOS Core Product

Speechify is an AI-powered text-to-speech application that converts text from various formats into natural-sounding audio, helping users read faster and comprehend more. Founded by Cliff Weitzman to overcome his dyslexia, the platform aims to make reading accessible to everyone.

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About Speechify

At Speechify, our mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products—including apps on iOS, Android, macOS, Chrome, and web—to listen to PDFs, books, docs, and web content faster, smarter, and more joyfully than ever before. Our product has earned recognition from Google (Chrome Extension of the Year) and Apple (App of the Day and 2025 Inclusivity Design Award) for its impact and accessibility.

We’re a fully remote, distributed team of engineers, designers, researchers, and product builders from world-class companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Stripe, and more. We move fast, ship often, and love solving real user problems.

Role Overview

As a Software Engineer on the macOS team, you’ll help build and scale Speechify’s core desktop experience for millions of users. You’ll own significant parts of our macOS app architecture, ship production-ready code, and collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams across the company.

This is a key role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, enjoys making high-impact product decisions, loves delightful user experiences, and has a passion for accessibility and performance.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead key engineering and product decisions for the macOS app.
  • Write, test, and ship production-quality code that scales to millions of users.
  • Maintain and evolve complex app architecture with a focus on performance and stability.
  • Work within a cross-functional team, partnering with designers and PMs to shape features from concept to launch.
  • Participate in product planning and roadmap discussions.
  • Drive continuous improvement in code quality, CI/CD processes, and development workflows.

You should have:

  • Demonstrated experience shipping macOS (or related desktop) applications used by many customers.
  • Strong engineering instincts with a deep focus on user experience.
  • A strategic mindset for building great products—not just writing code.
  • Ability to work quickly, decide what to build now vs. later, and iterate fast.
  • Experience working in remote, distributed teams.

Technical requirements:

  • Swift / SwiftUI (macOS) proficiency.
  • Solid understanding of AppKit, macOS frameworks, and desktop-specific UI paradigms.
  • Experience in multithreaded programming.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD workflows (e.g., Xcode Cloud, GitHub Actions).
  • Strong version control skills (Git), including branching strategies.

What We offer:

  • Impact & Ownership: Build and influence a product used by millions globally.
  • Remote First: Flexible, asynchronous work culture.
  • Growth & Leadership: Flat org — leadership is earned by impact, not title.
  • Collaborative Environment: Work with smart, passionate engineers and designers.
  • Competitive Compensation: Market-aligned salary, bonus, and equity.

Why Join Speechify?

At Speechify, we ship fast, build for real users, and care deeply about quality and accessibility. You’ll work on products that change lives, and your contributions will shape both the product and the company.

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply with your resume and links to your portfolio or GitHub!

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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.

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Mid-level

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Open to candidates from all countries.

Hiring timezones

Worldwide

About Speechify

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At Speechify, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing how individuals consume written content through groundbreaking text-to-speech technology. Our mission is to ensure that reading is never a barrier to learning, and we achieve this by transforming digital and physical text from PDFs, books, documents, articles, and websites into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. This innovation allows users to read faster, retain more information, and access content on the go, effectively turning any reading material into an audiobook. Speechify was born out of a personal need; our founder, Cliff Weitzman, developed the initial technology to overcome his own challenges with dyslexia. This origin story is deeply embedded in our company ethos, driving our commitment to accessibility and empowering users with diverse learning needs, including those with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual impairments.

Our technological advancements extend beyond basic text-to-speech. Speechify leverages sophisticated AI to offer a suite of features including over 200+ human-like voices in more than 60 languages, customizable reading speeds up to 4.5 times faster than visual reading, and optical character recognition (OCR) for scanning and listening to physical documents and images. We provide a seamless cross-platform experience with apps for iOS and Android, browser extensions for Chrome and Safari, and a web app, ensuring that users can sync their libraries and listen anywhere, anytime. Speechify is not just a tool for individuals; we also offer an AI-powered voice-over, voice cloning, and dubbing studio for businesses and creators, alongside a text-to-speech API for developers, positioning us as a leading provider of Speech AI globally. Our continuous innovation is reflected in features like active text highlighting, inline players, AI-driven summarization, and integrations with platforms like Gmail and Canvas, constantly enhancing the user experience and pushing the boundaries of audio-based learning and productivity.

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