Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Kansas City, MO, USA

SpeechifyKansas City, MO
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. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences. Speechify is a flat organization where leadership is achieved through excellent technical skills and consistent delivery. A strong work ethic, solid communication skills, and an obsession with winning are essential. The interview process includes several technical interviews and is aimed to be completed 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 to deliver high-quality features.
  • Shaping the future of our 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 coping with 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
  • Bonus
  • Stock
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