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 • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and Android development, with a strong focus on feature ownership, team leadership, and process improvement. Capable of driving changes in team practices while maintaining high reliability and quality standards in software delivery.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowMVVMClean Architecture

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingCode ReviewFeature OwnershipProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-Drive

Tools & Technologies

Dagger 2Android StudioOpen Source Projects

Industry Keywords

Product DesignUI/UXTeam LeadershipTechnical Issues ResolutionContinuous Improvement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

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 constructive feedback
Unblock team members and resolve technical issues
Standardize successful implementations for team-wide use
Keep shared code tested, clear, maintained, and consolidated
Drive changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention needed for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left and expand automated checks before QA
Run planning focused on work requiring decisions
Determine appropriate review requirements and sign-off responsibilities
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with learning opportunities
Write code, review code, and own features while leading the team

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
Something you introduced to a team that stuck after you stopped pushing it, and an honest account of what it cost to get there
Some comfort with the unpopular half of the job: asking people to change how they work, and living with the friction that follows
A view on which changes need heavy review and which don't, argued from what the system does
A track record of building things the rest of your team actually used, not only things that made you faster
The ability to describe how your team works with AI agents, not only how you do personally
Product design intuition, user empathy, and the drive to push Android UI/UX further than the spec asks for
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond what's outlined in the spec
Excellent communication skills
Building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects (bonus)
Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS (bonus)
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Portfolio and LinkedIn links

Benefits

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