Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Boston, MA, USA
About The Position
Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join their fully distributed team. With over 50 million users, Speechify's text-to-speech products are transforming how people read and learn. This role is crucial for supporting the growing Android user base and developing new features for the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has a proven track record of building exceptional user experiences. Speechify operates as a flat organization where strong technical skills and consistent delivery lead to leadership opportunities. The company values work ethic, solid communication, and a drive to win. The interview process is expedited, aiming for completion within one week.
Requirements
- 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 above and beyond what's 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, JUnit tests
- Excellent communication skills
- User oriented problem solving approach
- Driven with continuous feedback from leaders
Nice To Haves
- Experience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source projects in Android
- Experience with iOS, Web or NodeJS
Responsibilities
- Owning major features and working closely with our design team - take ownership of features inside the app and become responsible of delivering high quality features
- Shape the future of our Android team
- Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features
- Participate in discussions across different teams - Product, Design, Engineering
- 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
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- A friendly and laid-back atmosphere
- A commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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