Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Richmond, VA, USA

Speechify • Richmond, VA

16h • Remote

About The Position

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join their fully distributed team. The company's mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning, with over 50 million users benefiting from their text-to-speech products. 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 excellent 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 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 cross-functional discussions with 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
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences
• Work in a fast-growing sector of tech (AI and audio)
• Bonus
• Stock

What This Job Offers

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