Speechify
Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Anchorage, USA
Speechify, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99507
Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Anchorage, USA
Speechify is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to help us support the growth of our Android app, the most used text‑to‑speech app in the Play Store.
Overview 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 whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more.
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 different teams – Product, Design, Engineering.
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
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, 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 NodeJS.
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‑mind‑ed team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
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 US‑based salary range for this role: $140,000 – 200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience.
How to Apply Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Speechify by 2×.
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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Overview 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 whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more.
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 different teams – Product, Design, Engineering.
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
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, 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 NodeJS.
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‑mind‑ed team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
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 US‑based salary range for this role: $140,000 – 200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience.
How to Apply Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Speechify by 2×.
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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