Tech Lead, Android Core Product - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
About The Position
Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support its growing user base and work on new projects for its text-to-speech Android app. This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences. Speechify is a flat organization where strong technical skills and consistent delivery can lead to leadership. The company emphasizes work ethic, solid communication, and a drive to win. The interview process is designed to be completed within one week and involves several technical interviews.
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 or unexpected challenges.
- Taking ownership of feature releases and providing nightly builds for the QA team.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Bonus
- Stock
- Friendly and laid-back atmosphere
- Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
