Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Saint Paul, USA

Speechify; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to enhance its popular app. Responsibilities include owning features, collaborating on design, and ensuring app reliability. Candidates should have 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong Kotlin skills, and a user-focused mindset. Competitive salary range of $140,000-$200,000 annually, plus bonus and stock options.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Entrepreneurial-minded team

Impactful work in AI and audio

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, and Android frameworks.
• Ability to improve the app and codebase beyond the original spec.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and deliver high-quality implementations.
• Participate in cross-team discussions.
• Take ownership of feature releases.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Kotlin

Android UI/UX

User empathy

Problem solving

Tools

Android Studio

JUnit

Dagger 2

Job description

Overview

Saint Paul, 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, articles, and websites into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s TTS products include its iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and Web app. Speechify has been recognized with awards for its Chrome Extension and design inclusivity in 2025. Today, nearly 200 people work in a 100% distributed setting, including frontend and backend engineers, AI researchers, and colleagues from top tech companies and universities.

Role: Software Engineer, Android Core Product – Senior Android Engineer, focused on the Android app and user experience as Speechify continues to grow in popularity on the Play Store.

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 and contribute to product decisions.
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Participate in cross-team discussions (Product, Design, Engineering).
• Review pull requests and support other 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 to writing tests.
• 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 tests.
• User-oriented problem solving and openness to feedback from leaders.

Bonus

• Experience contributing to open source Android projects.
• Experience with iOS, Web, or Node.js.

Technologies we use

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

What We Offer

• Fast-growing environment where you can shape the company and product.
• Entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk-taking and hustle.
• Hands-off management approach to focus and excellence.
• Opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, friendly atmosphere, and a strong asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millions.
• Impactful products that support people with learning differences.
• Work in a fast-growing sector 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.

How to Apply

Think you’re a good fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. If you know someone who would be a great fit, refer them.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion is voluntary. Any information you provide will be confidential and used solely to measure equal employment opportunity compliance. More information about the process is available in Speechify’s EEO policy.