Android Core Product Tech Lead

Speechify; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support our rapidly growing Android app, the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store. You will own major features, work with design, and help push us forward with strategic thinking and a passion for great UX.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, strong Kotlin and Android UI/UX, MVVM, Clean Architecture, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Understanding of tests and how to approach writing tests.
• Familiarity with Android components.
• Experience building or contributing to Android apps.
• Drive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UX.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and work closely with design to deliver high-quality features.
• Shape the future of the Android team and take ownership of feature releases.
• Maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Review pull requests and support teammates across projects.
• Participate in discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Jetpack Navigation

Dagger 2

Room

Custom Views

Jetpack Compose

JUnit

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Android Animations

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

5+ years of software engineering experienceUnderstanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing testsFamiliarity with Android componentsExperience building or contributing to at least one Android appDrive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UXUser oriented problem solving approachExcellent communication skillsSelf-drive to improve the app and codebase above and beyond what’s outlined in the specRock solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit testsDriven with continuous feedback from leadersProduct design intuition and user empathyExperience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source projects in AndroidExperience with iOS, Web or NodeJS