Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Clinton, USA

Speechify; Michigan; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading text-to-speech technology company seeks a Senior Android Engineer to enhance its popular app. The role offers a competitive salary range of $140,000-$200,000 per year, along with bonuses and stock options. Ideal candidates will have extensive software engineering experience, a passion for Android development, and a drive to push UI/UX boundaries. Join a fully remote team focused on transforming reading for users with learning differences.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Stock options

Bonus opportunities

Fully remote work environment

Opportunity to work on impactful products

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app.
• Understanding of testing and how to approach writing tests.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and work closely with design to deliver high-quality features.
• Shape the future of the Android team.
• Handle critical issues and unexpected challenges.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Android components familiarity

Product design intuition

User empathy

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Android Animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Clinton, USA

Clinton, USA

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Speechify’s text-to-speech products turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio, helping users read faster, read more, and remember more. Our Android app is a key product in a family that includes iOS, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web apps.

Notes: Speechify is a 100% distributed company with no office, and has received industry recognition including Chrome Extension of the Year and Design award for inclusivity (2025).

Overview

With the growth of our Android app as the most-used TTS app in the Play Store, we are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support the expanding user base and to work on exciting new projects. This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has a track record of delivering high-quality user experiences.

We are a flat organization that values technical excellence, delivery speed, strong communication, and a habit of winning. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and aims to be completed within one week.

What You’ll Do

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

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• 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 Android UI/UX boundaries
• Understanding of testing and how to approach writing tests
• Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
• Solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit
• User-centered problem solving
• Receptive to continuous feedback from leaders

Bonus

• Open source Android contributions
• Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

Technologies we use

• Kotlin
• Kotlin Coroutines
• Kotlin Flow
• Jetpack Navigation
• Dagger 2
• Room
• Jetpack Compose
• JUnit

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach to enable focus and quality work
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, friendly atmosphere, and strong asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Products that support people with learning differences (e.g., dyslexia, ADD, low vision, autism)
• Work at the intersection of AI and audio

Salary

The United States Based salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/year + bonus + stock, depending on experience.

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EEO and Voluntary Self-Identification

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Voluntary self-identification (for government reporting): completion is voluntary and confidential. More information is available and is not a condition of employment. See the form details for the applicable OFCCP guidance.