Senior Android Tech Lead, Core Product (Remote)

Canaan Partners; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Stock options

Asynchronous culture

Impactful product

Autonomy

Life changing product

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to own major features, shape the Android team's direction, and improve reliability for core experiences. The role emphasizes strategic thinking, fast delivery, and delivering great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization where leadership can emerge through technical excellence and results, with a fast interview process designed to move quickly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Android components and architecture patterns.
• Experience building or contributing to an Android app.
• Product design intuition and user empathy.
• Drive to push Android UI/UX boundaries and test-driven development.
• Self-driven and proactive, with strong communication.
• Ability to collaborate across Product, Design, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and collaborate with design to deliver high-quality app features.
• Shape the future of the Android team and roadmap.
• Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Participate in cross-team discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Review pull requests and support teammates.
• Handle critical issues and unplanned challenges.
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for QA.

Skills

Android components

Android app development

Product design intuition

User empathy

UI/UX design

Testing mindset

Self-motivated

Excellent communication

User-centered problem solving

Feedback-driven

Tools

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android Animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit

Room

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to own major features, shape the Android team's direction, and improve reliability for core experiences. The role emphasizes strategic thinking, fast delivery, and delivering great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization where leadership can emerge through technical excellence and results, with a fast interview process designed to move quickly.