About the Role
Speechify's mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. Our text-to-speech products are used by over 50 million people globally to convert reading materials into audio, enhancing reading speed, comprehension, and retention. We are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to support our growing Android user base and contribute to new, exciting projects.
Responsibilities
- Own major features and collaborate with the design team to deliver high-quality products.
- Shape the future direction of the Android team.
- Maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features.
- Participate in cross-functional discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
- Review pull requests and provide support to teammates.
- Handle critical issues and unexpected challenges.
- Manage feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team.
Requirements
- 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 methodologies.
- Self-driven to improve the app and codebase beyond specified requirements.
- Excellent communication skills.
- User-oriented problem-solving approach.
- Driven by continuous feedback from leaders.
Skills
- Kotlin
- Kotlin Coroutines
- Kotlin Flow
- Dagger 2
- MVVM
- Clean Architecture
- Background Services
- Music Player Service
- Android Animations
- Jetpack Navigation
- JUnit tests
- Android UI/UX
- Open source projects in Android (Bonus)
- iOS (Bonus)
- Web (Bonus)
- NodeJS (Bonus)
- Room
- Custom Views
- Canvas & Paint
- Jetpack Compose
Location
- 100% distributed setting
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Friendly and laid-back atmosphere
- Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
About the Company
- Speechify's mission is to make sure reading is never a barrier to learning.
- Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products.
- Speechify has no office and operates in a 100% distributed setting.
- Our team includes engineers and researchers from companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, as well as top PhD programs and high-growth startups.
- We are a flat organization that empowers individuals to become leaders through technical skill and results.
- We are focused on making a big impact in a transformative industry at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.
- We build products that support individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, and autism.
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.
