Speak
Senior Fullstack Engineer
Speak, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About us
Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to
speak
a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually
converse
with someone.Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation,
without
needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 30 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months.About this role
We are looking for a frontend leaning full-stack capable engineer to work on building novel AI-powered product experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience working in close coordination with product, design, and machine learning teams, as well as have a background in building polished consumer applications. This role sits at the center of developing our newest products focused on programmatic, conversationally-driven language learning and will be an instrumental contributor to the future of our company.What you’ll be doing
Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the webDebugging complex data consistency issues.Owning the entire development cycle of features, from conception to productionWriting code quickly, shipping frequently, and making a huge impact on our business by helping us scale our contentWhat we’re looking for?
4+ years of experience building highly polished web-based product experiences, including extensive experience with ReactYou appreciate balancing doing things the "right way" but also can build things scrappily if necessaryYou enjoy shipping things quickly and frequentlyYou're an excellent communicator and enjoy collaborating with people across all functionsNice to have:Office
San Francisco, CAWhy work at Speak
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time:
we're growing very quickly, we've raised our Series B and an additional extension from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets.Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with:
we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day.Global in nature:
We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon.Impact people's lives in a major way:
Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn.Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to
speak
a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually
converse
with someone.Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation,
without
needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 30 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months.About this role
We are looking for a frontend leaning full-stack capable engineer to work on building novel AI-powered product experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience working in close coordination with product, design, and machine learning teams, as well as have a background in building polished consumer applications. This role sits at the center of developing our newest products focused on programmatic, conversationally-driven language learning and will be an instrumental contributor to the future of our company.What you’ll be doing
Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the webDebugging complex data consistency issues.Owning the entire development cycle of features, from conception to productionWriting code quickly, shipping frequently, and making a huge impact on our business by helping us scale our contentWhat we’re looking for?
4+ years of experience building highly polished web-based product experiences, including extensive experience with ReactYou appreciate balancing doing things the "right way" but also can build things scrappily if necessaryYou enjoy shipping things quickly and frequentlyYou're an excellent communicator and enjoy collaborating with people across all functionsNice to have:Office
San Francisco, CAWhy work at Speak
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time:
we're growing very quickly, we've raised our Series B and an additional extension from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets.Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with:
we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day.Global in nature:
We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon.Impact people's lives in a major way:
Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn.Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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