Software Engineer, Android Core Product

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Speechify’s text-to-speech products help people turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Our products include the iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and Web app. Speechify has been recognized by Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and by Apple as App of the Day. We are a 100% distributed company with nearly 200 people globally, including frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from top tech companies and universities.

This is a key Senior Android Engineer role to support our growing Android user base and work on new projects to push us forward. The role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in a fast-paced environment, makes product decisions, and builds great user experiences that delight users. We are a flat organization that values technical excellence, consistent delivery, strong work ethic, solid communication, and a drive to win. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and is designed to be completed within 1 week.

• Own major features and work closely with our design team — take ownership of features inside the app and 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 teams
• Review pull requests and support other teammates
• Handle critical issues or unexpected challenges
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team

• 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 approach writing tests
• Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
• Rock-solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit
• Excellent communication skills
• User-oriented problem-solving approach
• Receptiveness to continuous feedback from leaders

• Experience building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects
• Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

• Kotlin
• Kotlin Coroutines
• Kotlin Flow
• Jetpack Navigation
• Dagger 2
• Room
• Custom Views, Canvas & Paint
• Jetpack Compose
• JUnit

• 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
• An 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 directly support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech: the intersection of AI and audio

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Diversity and Inclusion 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.