Software Engineer, Platform - Johannesburg, South Africa
Core
Building and maintaining backend services for a global text-to-speech platform serving 50M+ users across mobile, web, and enterprise clients.
Role type
Senior Backend Platform Engineer
Builds
Scalable APIs, payment/subscription systems, and external integrations for a text-to-speech product
Domain
Consumer SaaS / AI / Audio
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
TypeScript, Node.js, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), API design, backend architecture
Preferred skills
Docker, Kubernetes, high-availability deployment
Technologies
TypeScript, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Design and maintain robust public and internal APIs; optimize backend performance and maintainability; collaborate on B2B enterprise integrations; align backend architecture with product strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC