Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Minneapolis, MN, USA
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 existing user base and developing new projects. 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 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 them.
- Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond specified requirements.
- 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
- Friendly and laid-back atmosphere
- Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Opportunity to work on a life-changing product
- Opportunity to build products that support people with learning differences
- Work in a fast-growing sector of tech (AI and audio)
- Bonus
- Stock
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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