Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Santiago, Chile
Speechify is hiring a Software Engineer for the Android Core Product in Santiago, Chile. The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 30 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio to read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify offers iOS, Android, Mac apps, a Chrome extension, and a Web App. Speechify is a distributed company with no office location.
Overview
With the growth of our Android app, being the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store, we seek a Senior Android Engineer to support the growing user base and work on new projects to push us forward. This is a key role for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has experience building user-friendly experiences. We are a flat organization that values leadership through excellent technical skills, delivering results, strong work ethic, clear communication, and a focus on winning. Our interview process involves several technical interviews and aims to be completed within 1 week.
What You’ll Do
- Owning major features and working closely with our design team — take ownership of features inside the app and deliver high-quality results
- Shape the future of our Android team
- Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features
- Participate in discussions across Product, Design, and 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
An Ideal Candidate Should Have
5+ years of software engineering experienceFamiliarity with Android componentsExperience building or contributing to at least one Android appProduct design intuition and user empathyDrive to push the boundaries of Android UI / UXUnderstanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing testsSelf-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specRock solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit testsExcellent communication skillsUser-oriented problem solvingOpen to continuous feedback from leadersBonus
Experience building, maintaining, or contributing to open source projects in AndroidExperience with iOS, Web or NodeJSTechnologies we use
KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowJetpack NavigationDagger 2RoomCustom Views, Canvas & PaintJetpack ComposeJUnitWhat We Offer
A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and productAn entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustleA hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best workAn opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industryCompetitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous cultureOpportunity to work on a life-changing product used by millionsBuild products that directly support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and moreWork in AI and audio intersection in one of the fastest growing sectors of techEqual Employment Opportunity
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.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries
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