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 • PortugalSenior💰 $30,000 - $65,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and Android development, with a strong focus on improving reliability metrics and driving team processes. Capable of mentoring early-career engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in feature ownership and code quality.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationCode ReviewFeature Release ManagementProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam CollaborationConflict Management

Tools & Technologies

AndroidOpen Source ProjectsAI AgentsIOSWebNodeJS

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UX ImprovementLong-Running Background WorkTeam Leadership

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 useful feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating and resolving obstacles
Identify reusable implementations and consolidate shared components
Keep shared code tested, clear, maintained, and consolidated
Drive changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems through underlying setup changes
Expand automated verification and shift testing earlier in the development process
Run planning and prioritize work requiring decisions
Define review requirements and approval ownership
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and communicate team constraints
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time
Write and review code while remaining 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 remain adopted by a team
Comfort asking people to change how they work and managing resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not
Track record of building things used by the rest of the team
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to improve Android UI/UX
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
Diverse and inclusive workplace