Tech Lead, Android Core Product

Overview

With the growth of our Android app, the most used text‑to‑speech app in the Play Store, we need a Senior Android Engineer to support the expanding user base and drive new projects.

This key role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast‑paced environments, enjoys making product decisions, and has a passion for building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills, delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and an obsession with winning are paramount.

• Own major features and work closely with the design team – take responsibility for delivering high‑quality features inside the app.
• Shape the future of our Android team.
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Participate in discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
• Review pull requests and support other teammates.
• Handle critical issues or cope with unexpected challenges.
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team.

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Android components.
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app.
• Product design intuition and user empathy.
• Drive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UX.
• Understanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing tests.
• Self‑drive to improve the app and codebase beyond what is outlined in the spec.
• Rock‑solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests.
• Excellent communication skills.
• User‑oriented problem‑solving approach.
• Driven by continuous feedback from leaders.

• Experience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source Android projects.
• Experience with iOS, Web, or Node.js.

• Kotlin
• Kotlin Coroutines
• Kotlin Flow
• Jetpack Navigation
• Dagger 2
• Room
• Custom Views, Canvas & Paint
• Jetpack Compose
• JUnit

• A fast‑growing environment where you can shape the company and product.
• An entrepreneurial‑minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
• A hands‑off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.
• An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid‑back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life‑changing product that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest‑growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

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.