Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Midland, USA

Speechify; Midland (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to contribute to innovative projects in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, strong knowledge of Kotlin, and a passion for user experience. This position offers competitive salaries and the opportunity to impact a transformative industry while working remotely.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Strong asynchronous culture

Opportunity for impact in a transformative industry

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Android components.
• Solid experience with Kotlin and related technologies.
• Ability to receive and act on continuous feedback.

Responsibilities

• Owning major features and collaborating with design.
• Maintaining reliability metrics for key features.
• Participating in discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Android components

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android Animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit

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 new user base and work on exciting projects to push forward. We are a fast-paced, product-focused, and ambitious team that values strategic thinking, strong technical skills, and delivering great user experiences. Speechify is a 100% distributed company with no office, and our interview process involves several technical interviews completed within about a week.

What You’ll Do

• Owning major features and collaborating with design to deliver high-quality features
• Shape the future of our Android team
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Participate in discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering
• Review pull requests and support teammates
• Handle critical issues and cope with 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 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, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit
• User-oriented problem solving
• Ability to receive and act on continuous feedback from leaders

Bonus

• Experience contributing to Android open source 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 team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach to focus and excel
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly atmosphere, and a strong asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Products that support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
• Work in AI and audio at the intersection of growing tech sectors

Salary

The United States based salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/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. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

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.