Tech Lead, Android Core Product

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of significant features within the Android application and ensure the delivery of high-quality functionalities in close partnership with the design team.

• Help steer the future direction of the Android team.

• Manage, maintain, 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 manage unforeseen challenges.

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

• Contribute to Speechify's text-to-speech products utilized by over 50 million individuals, including the Android app.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering.

• Knowledge of Android components.

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

• An instinct for product design and empathy for users.

• A desire to push the limits of Android UI/UX.

• Comprehension of the significance of tests and how to effectively write them.

• A proactive approach to enhancing the app and codebase beyond the specifications provided.

• Extensive expertise in Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests.

• Excellent communication abilities.

• A user-centric approach to problem-solving.

• A commitment to ongoing feedback from leadership.

• Submission of portfolio and LinkedIn links is requested with the application.

• Bonus: Experience in building, maintaining, or contributing to open source projects in Android.

• Bonus: Familiarity with iOS, Web, or NodeJS.

🏝️ Benefits

• A rapidly growing environment where you can influence the company and its products.

• A team with an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages risk-taking, intuition, and a proactive approach.

• A management style that allows for independence, enabling you to concentrate on delivering your best work.

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

• Competitive salaries, a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and a dedication to cultivating a strong asynchronous culture.

• Work on a life-changing product that millions rely on.

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

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

• Bonus compensation available.

• Stock compensation included.