Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Hartford

Tech Lead, Android Core Product - Hartford, USA

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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. Speechify's reading products include its iOS app, Android app, Mac app, Chrome extension, and web app.

Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its Design Award winner for inclusivity for 2025.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high‑growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

With the growth of our Android app, becoming the most used text‑to‑speech app in the Play Store, we need a Senior Android Engineer to support the new user base and work on exciting projects that push us forward.

This is a key role 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.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and an obsession with winning are paramount.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews, and we aim to complete them within one week.

• Own major features and work closely with our design team to deliver high‑quality features within the app.
• Shape the future of the 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 them.
• Self‑drive to improve the app and codebase above and 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, JUnit tests.
• Excellent communication skills.
• User‑oriented problem‑solving approach.
• Driven by continuous feedback from leaders.

• Experience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open‑source Android projects.
• Experience with iOS, Web, or Node.js.

• 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 on doing 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.

US Salary range: $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.