Software engineer, platform - cape town, south africa

Speechify
Full-time cape town, western cape Other-General
Posted:
June 14, 2026
Location:
cape town, western cape, South-Africa

Job Description

Software Engineer, Platform - Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

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.

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 B2 B solutions, focusing on customization...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: cape town, South-Africa
Posted: June 14, 2026
Deadline: July 24, 2026