Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Joliet, USA

Speechify; Joliet (IL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading text-to-speech technology firm seeks a Senior Android Engineer to enhance their Android app. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of software engineering experience, particularly with Kotlin, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Join a distributed team making an impact in the AI and audio industry, with competitive salaries and a commitment to collaboration.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible work hours

Opportunity to work on a life-changing product

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Android components.
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app.
• Solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM.
• User-oriented problem solving.
• Ability to receive continuous feedback from leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and collaborate with design to deliver high-quality Android features.
• Shape the future of our Android team.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Handle critical issues and unexpected challenges.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

User-oriented problem solving

Job description

Overview

With the growth of our Android app, being the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store, we seek a Senior Android Engineer to support the expanding user base and work on new projects to push Speechify forward. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, and is passionate about making product decisions and delivering great user experiences.

Speechify is a 100% distributed company with a globally distributed team including frontend and backend engineers, AI researchers, and leaders from top tech companies. We value leadership demonstrated through technical excellence and results.

What You’ll Do

• Own major features and collaborate with design to deliver high-quality Android features
• Shape the future of our Android team
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Participate in cross-functional discussions with Product, Design, and 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 the boundaries of Android UI/UX
• Understanding of testing importance and approach
• 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 tests
• User-oriented problem solving
• Ability to receive continuous feedback from leaders

Bonus

• Experience contributing to open source Android projects
• 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 help you focus and do your best work
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly atmosphere, and a commitment to asynchronous collaboration
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Products that support people with learning differences
• Work in AI and audio at a rapidly growing tech frontier

Salary (U.S. based): 140,000-200,000 USD per year + bonus + stock, depending on experience

How to Apply

Think you’re a good fit for this job? Tell us about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply, and include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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