Overview The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Speechify’s text-to-speech products turn PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites into audio so people can read faster, read more, and remember more. Our products include the iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google named Speechify Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify App of the Day.
Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work at Speechify in a 100% distributed setting. Our team includes frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and people from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, alongside leaders from PhD programs and successful startups.
What You’ll Do
Owning major features and collaborating with design to deliver high-quality features inside the app
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 teammates
Handle critical issues or cope with unexpected challenges
Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for QA
An Ideal Candidate Should Have
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 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 with continuous feedback from leaders
Bonus
Experience building, maintaining, or 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-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do 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 use
Build products that 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
How to apply Think you’re a valuable fit for this job? Tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in the role when you apply. Include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.
Not looking but know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them!
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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📌 Software Engineer, Android Core Product - Melbourne, Australia
🏢 Speechify
📍 Melbourne