Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major features end to end, working closely with the design team from decision through release .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • AustriaSenior💰 $30,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and related technologies, with a strong focus on maintaining and improving software reliability and team processes. Capable of leading feature development while fostering collaboration and mentorship among engineers.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature OwnershipCode ReviewProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam CollaborationConflict Resolution

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringFeature DevelopmentReliability MetricsProduct DesignTeam Processes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggerJUnitKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major features end to end, working closely with the design team from decision through release
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide developmental feedback
Unblock engineers and investigate technical impediments
Identify and standardize solutions for team-wide use
Maintain shared code components, including testing, clarity, and consolidation
Drive changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left and expand automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and approval ownership
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and surface team constraints early
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time
Write code, review code, and own features hands-on

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience, including time leading a team or owning a major surface while staying hands-on
Rock solid Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests
Experience shipping and maintaining background audio or other long-running background work
Understanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing them, including what can't be covered by them
Experience introducing processes or practices that remained adopted after implementation
Comfort asking people to change how they work and handling resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not, based on system behavior
Track record of building things used by the wider team
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition and user empathy
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links requested when applying

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Interview process targeted for completion within 1 week