Full-stack Engineer

Speak Full-stack Engineer

This is an extraordinary moment to join us. We're in the middle of a fundamental agentic shift in software development, and are embracing the change. We're operating in an agentic-first world, where the role of a builder is shifting from writing every line of code to designing systems that build, test, and improve themselves.

At Speak, you'll use AI agents as core collaborators in your day-to-day workflow—helping you move faster, explore more ideas, and focus on the highest-impact problems. That means embracing ambiguity, iterating quickly, and working fluidly across functions—not just within a single discipline.

We're looking for a Full-stack Engineer who is excited to rethink how work gets done in an AI-native environment, and who want to help define what building looks like in this new paradigm.

This role spans the entire stack—while initial projects may lean frontend, expect to pivot into backend work as well, contributing to 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.

Building novel AI-driven product experiences and user interfaces on the web

Owning the entire development cycle of features, from conception to production

You'll be able to write code very quickly, ship frequently, and make a huge impact on our business by helping us scale our content

4+ years of experience building highly polished web-based product experiences, including extensive experience with React

Experience using coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) as core collaborators in your day-to-day workflow—not just as autocomplete, but as active partners in designing, testing, and shipping.

You appreciate balancing doing things the "right way" but also can build things scrappily if necessary

You enjoy shipping things quickly and frequently

You're an excellent communicator and enjoy collaborating with people across all functions

We welcome applicants across all levels of engineering, including mid, senior, and staff.

San Francisco, CA

Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.

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. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you'll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.

Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We're helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

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.