Android Core Product Tech Lead

Speechify; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to own major features for the Android app, push technical boundaries, and ship high quality experiences.

You will collaborate with design and product, review PRs, and help shape the future of the Android team while maintaining reliability and performance.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, strong Kotlin and Android UI/UX instincts, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app.
• Experience with iOS, Web or NodeJS.
• Open source contributions in Android encouraged.
• Familiarity with Android components and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and deliver high quality Android experiences for users.
• Maintain reliability metrics for key app features.
• Review pull requests and mentor teammates.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to shape app direction.
• Release features and provide nightly builds for QA.
• Address critical issues with fast, effective responses.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android Animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit tests

Android UI/UX

Tools

iOS

Web

NodeJS

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


• We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast


• 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

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 usersWork ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramountSelf-drive to improve the app and codebase above and beyond what’s outlined in the specFamiliarity with Android componentsProduct design intuition and user empathyUnderstanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing testsDrive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UXUser oriented problem solving approachDriven with continuous feedback from leadersExcellent communication skillsRock solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit tests5+ years of software engineering experienceExperience building or contributing to at least one Android appExperience with iOS, Web or NodeJSExperience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source projects in Android