Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Cary, NC, USA

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Overview With the growth of our Android app, being the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store, we find the need for a Senior Android Engineer to help us support the new user base as well as work on new and exciting projects to push us forward. This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users. What You’ll Do Owning major features and working closely with our design team – take ownership of features inside the app and become responsible for delivering 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 cope with unexpected challenges. Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team. 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 approach writing tests. Self‑drive to improve the app and codebase above and beyond what’s outlined in 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 tests. Excellent communication skills. User‑oriented problem‑solving approach. Driven with continuous feedback from leaders. Bonus Experience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open‑source projects in Android. Experience with iOS, Web, or Node.js. Technologies We Use Kotlin Kotlin Coroutines Kotlin Flow Jetpack Navigation Dagger 2 Room Custom Views, Canvas & Paint Jetpack Compose JUnit What We Offer A fast‑growing environment where you can help shape the company and product. An entrepreneurial‑mindset 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 that millions of people use. Build products that directly impact and 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 artificial intelligence and audio. Salary The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000‑200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Clutch Canada