Software Engineer, macOS Core Product - Bakersfield, USA

Speechify is a company dedicated to ensuring reading is never a barrier to learning, with over 50 million users of its text-to-speech products. The Software Engineer on the macOS team will be responsible for building and scaling the core desktop experience, maintaining app architecture, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 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
• Swift / SwiftUI (macOS) proficiency
• Solid understanding of AppKit, macOS frameworks, and desktop-specific UI paradigms
• Strong understanding of concurrency and asynchronous execution models
• Familiarity with Bitrise, CI/CD workflows (e.g., Xcode Cloud, GitHub Actions)