Tech Lead, Android Core Product

About the role

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support the growth of its text-to-speech application and lead new projects. This role involves strategic thinking, product decision-making, and building high-quality user experiences in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will contribute to a flat organization that values technical excellence and results.

Responsibilities

• Owning major features and working closely with our design team
• Shaping the future of our Android team
• Owning, maintaining and improving reliability metrics for key features
• Participating in discussions across different teams
• Reviewing pull requests and supporting other teammates
• Handling critical issues or coping with unexpected challenges
• Taking ownership of feature releases and providing nightly builds for the QA team

Required skills

• Android
• Kotlin
• Kotlin Coroutines
• Kotlin Flow
• Dagger 2
• MVVM
• Clean Architecture
• Background Services
• Music Player Service
• Android Animations
• Jetpack Navigation
• JUnit

Nice to have

• Open source contribution
• iOS
• Web
• NodeJS

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fast-growing environment
• Entrepreneurial team culture

About the Company

Speechify's mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning, with over 50 million people using its text-to-speech products. The company has been recognized by Google and Apple for its innovative and inclusive design.