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.
- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for the Speechify iOS app, ensuring comprehensive coverage for both manual and automated testing.
- Collaborate with the development team to identify, reproduce, and document issues and defects in the iOS app.
- Utilize and maintain automation tools and frameworks for iOS, such as Appium, to increase efficiency and reduce manual testing efforts.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices in iOS testing and automation.
- Create and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test summaries, ensuring they are clear, concise, and up-to-date.
- Communicate testing results, progress, and issues to project stakeholders, including developers, product managers, and customer support teams.
- Participate in agile development processes, attending daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.
- Continuously identify opportunities for process and tool improvements, and work with the team to implement these enhancements.
- B.S. in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in QA engineering, with a focus on iOS testing
- Strong understanding of iOS app development and testing processes, including familiarity with Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and the App Store submission process.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, such as Bitrise, CircleCI.
- Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile environment.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify, analyze, and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with version control systems, such as Git.
- Experience with text-to-speech technologies.
- Familiarity with accessibility testing and guidelines, such as WCAG.
What We Offer
- A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
- A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
- Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
- The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
- Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
- The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
- An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain
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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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