Tech Lead, Android Core Product

About the role

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support its growing Android user base 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 thrive in a flat organization that values technical excellence, communication, and a results-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and work closely with the design team to deliver high-quality results
• Shape the future of the Android team
• Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Participate in cross-functional discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering
• Review pull requests and support other teammates
• Handle critical issues and unexpected challenges
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide 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
• Entrepreneurial environment
• Hands-off management

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 is a leader in the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio, with products recognized by Google and Apple.