Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Sparks, USA

Speechify; Sparks (NV); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to enhance their growing Android app, which is the most used text-to-speech app. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of software engineering experience, a strong command of Kotlin, and a passion for creating user-oriented solutions. Join a fast-growing team dedicated to making reading accessible for everyone, and enjoy a competitive salary and a supportive, entrepreneurial environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible work environment

Impactful work on a transformative product

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Android components.
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app.
• Drive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UX.
• Strong experience with Kotlin and associated technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own major features and deliver high-quality features inside the app.
• Shape the future of the Android team.
• Participate in cross-team discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Handle critical issues or unexpected challenges.

Skills

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 are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support the growing user base and work on new projects to push us forward. We are a flat organization that values leadership through excellent technical skill and consistent, fast results. Work ethic, solid communication, and a focus on winning are paramount.

Speechify’s mission is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Speechify’s products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google named Speechify Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its Design award winner for inclusivity for 2025.

We operate in a 100% distributed setting with nearly 200 people globally, including frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and professionals from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and aims to complete them within 1 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 with Product, Design, and Engineering
• Review pull requests and support teammates
• Handle critical issues or unexpected challenges
• Own feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team

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 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, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit
• 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 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 transformative industry
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great 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 one of the fastest growing tech sectors: the intersection of AI and audio

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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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.

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