Tech Lead, Android Core Product - San Antonio, TX, USA

Speechify • San Antonio, TX

19h • Remote

About The Position

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support the growth of its Android app, which is the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store. This role is crucial for supporting the new user base and working on new projects to advance the company. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys making product decisions, and has a proven track record of building excellent user experiences. Speechify operates as a flat organization where strong technical skills and consistent delivery of results can lead to leadership opportunities. A strong work ethic, solid communication skills, and a drive to win are essential. The company aims to complete its interview process, which includes several technical interviews, 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 the design team to deliver high-quality features.
• Shaping the future of the Android team.
• Owning, maintaining, and improving reliability metrics for key features.
• Participating in discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
• Reviewing pull requests and supporting teammates.
• Handling critical issues and unexpected challenges.
• Taking ownership of feature releases and providing nightly builds for the QA team.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• A friendly and laid-back atmosphere
• 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 like 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed