Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

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

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • GermanySenior💰 $30,000 - $120,000 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 leading teams to enhance product reliability and user experience. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive process improvements through effective communication and collaboration.

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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 SkillsMentoringUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXOpen Source ProjectsBackground Audio

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 educational feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating technical blockers
Consolidate duplicated implementations into shared team solutions
Keep shared code tested, clear, maintained, and consolidated
Lead changes to team processes and ways of working
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left through increased automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Determine review requirements and sign-off processes
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-oriented work and development time

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 friction that follows
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 further than the spec asks for
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
Excellent communication skills
Open source Android projects, experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS are bonuses, not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed setting
No office
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Interview process aimed to be completed within 1 week