Team Lead, Android Core Product

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

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Android development with a strong focus on Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, and Clean Architecture, while effectively leading teams and driving process improvements. Capable of enhancing code reliability and maintaining high-quality standards through automated testing and user-centered design.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature Release ManagementCode Review

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipUser EmpathySelf-DriveProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXTechnical InterviewsOpen Source Projects

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android features end to end 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 resolve technical impediments
Identify reusable team solutions and consolidate duplicated implementations
Maintain shared code so it is tested, clear, and maintainable
Drive improvements to team processes and working practices
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by improving underlying systems
Shift verification left and expand automated checks for nightly QA builds
Run planning and focus the team on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and sign-off processes
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and communicate team constraints
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time
Participate in technical interviews and a real-codebase assessment process

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 asking people to change how they work and living with the resulting friction
A view on which changes need heavy review and which don't, argued from what the system does
Track record of building things the rest of your team actually used
Ability to describe how your team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to push Android UI/UX beyond the specification
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Links to portfolio and LinkedIn requested with application
Open source Android projects, or iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses, not requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Stock
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