Android Core Product Tech Lead

Speechify; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer in Cupertino, CA to own major Android features, collaborate with Design and Product teams, and deliver high-quality user experiences. You will work with Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow, Jetpack components, and modern architectures to push the app forward.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, fast-paced delivery, and a passion for creating delightful products for a growing user base.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with Android components (Activities, Fragments, ViewModels, services).

Responsibilities

• Own major Android features from concept to delivery.
• Collaborate with Design and Product teams to ship high-quality UX.
• Review pull requests and mentor teammates.
• Deliver nightly builds for QA and handle critical issues quickly.

Skills

5+ years of software engineering

Excellent communication skills

Product design intuition

User empathy

Tests mindset

Android components familiarity

Open source contributions

Cross-platform awareness

Tools

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Jetpack Navigation

Dagger 2

Room

Custom Views

Jetpack Compose

JUnit

Job description

• With the growth of our Android app, being the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store, we find the need for a Senior Android Engineer to help us support the new user base as well as work on new and exciting projects to push us forward
• This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users
• We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount
• Owning major features and working closely with our design team - take ownership of features inside the app and become responsible of delivering high quality features
• Shape the future of our Android team
• Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Participate in discussions across different teams - Product, Design, Engineering
• Review pull requests, and support other teammates
• Handle critical issues or cope with unexpected challenges
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team
• Technologies we use: Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Jetpack Navigation, Dagger 2, Room, Custom Views (Canvas & Paint), Jetpack Compose, JUnit

Understanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing tests5+ years of software engineering experienceDriven with continuous feedback from leadersSelf-drive to improve the app and codebase above and beyond what’s outlined in the specExcellent communication skillsFamiliarity with Android componentsExperience building or contributing to at least one Android appProduct design intuition and user empathyRock solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit testsUser oriented problem solving approachDrive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UXExperience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source projects in AndroidExperience with iOS, Web or NodeJS