Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Murrieta, USA

Speechify; Murrieta (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology firm is seeking a Senior Android Engineer in Murrieta, USA to lead development for their popular text-to-speech app. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in software engineering, excels in Kotlin, and is driven by user empathy and quality. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to shape impactful products used globally.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Friendly atmosphere

Hands-off management

Impactful work

Qualifications

• 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 the importance of tests and how to write them.
• Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec.
• User-oriented problem-solving approach.
• Ability to receive and act on continuous feedback from leaders.

Responsibilities

• 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 discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Review pull requests and support teammates.
• Handle critical issues or unexpected challenges.
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for QA.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Android Animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit

Job description

Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Murrieta, USA

Murrieta, USA

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

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites, into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Speechify has received recognition from Google for Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple for an inclusivity-focused Design award for 2025.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from leading tech companies and universities.

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 move the product forward. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has experience delivering high-quality user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that enables anyone to become a leader by demonstrating excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and quickly. Work ethic, clear communication, and a strong drive to win are essential. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them 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 discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering
• Review pull requests and support teammates
• Handle critical issues or 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 the importance of tests and how to write them
• Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
• Strong experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit
• User-oriented problem-solving approach
• Ability to receive and act on continuous feedback from leaders

Bonus:

• Experience building or 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 help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transforming industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly atmosphere, and a commitment to building an asynchronous culture
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions
• Build products that support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
• Work in the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio

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

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Speechify 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity statements and voluntary disclosures are available as part of our standard process. This description does not include any extraneous forms or government-required materials beyond what is necessary for the application process.