Tech Lead, Android Core Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of significant features while collaborating closely with the design team to ensure the delivery of high-quality in-app functionalities.

• Influence the future direction of the Android team.

• Manage, uphold, and enhance reliability metrics for essential features.

• Engage in discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering teams.

• Review pull requests and provide support to colleagues.

• Address critical issues and navigate unexpected challenges.

• Oversee feature releases and deliver nightly builds for the QA team.

• Assist the expanding Android user community and contribute to new initiatives that advance Speechify's text-to-speech products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering.

• Knowledge of Android components.

• Experience in building or contributing to at least one Android application.

• Strong intuition for product design and user empathy.

• A drive to explore and expand the limits of Android UI/UX.

• Comprehension of the significance of tests and methodologies for writing them.

• Self-motivated to enhance the app and codebase beyond the defined specifications.

• Proficient experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests.

• Exceptional communication skills.

• A user-centric problem-solving mindset.

• Motivated by continuous feedback from leadership.

• Portfolio and LinkedIn links are required when applying.

🏝️ Benefits

• A rapidly evolving environment where you can influence the company's direction and product development.

• A team with an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages risk-taking, intuition, and hard work.

• A management style that allows you to concentrate on your tasks and perform at your best.

• An opportunity to make a significant impact in a transformative industry.

• Competitive salaries, a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere, and a commitment to fostering an excellent asynchronous culture.

• The chance to work on a life-changing product utilized by millions.

• Create products that directly support individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.

• Engage in one of the fastest-growing sectors in technology, at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

• Bonus compensation.

• Stock compensation.