Team Lead, Android Core Product

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. Own major Android features end to end, working closely with Design from decision through release .

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

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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. Capable of driving process improvements and mentoring early-career engineers in a collaborative environment.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingCode ReviewFeature Release Management

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipConflict Resolution

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXReliability MetricsTeam Processes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggerJUnitKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android features end to end, working closely with Design from decision through release
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide developmental feedback
Unblock engineers and resolve implementation issues
Identify reusable team solutions and consolidate duplicate implementations
Maintain tested, clear, and unified shared components
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 and expand automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with learning-focused work and development time
Write and review code while leading the Android core product 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 asking people to change how they work and handling the resulting friction
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
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
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Portfolio and LinkedIn links included with application

Benefits

Comp & perks

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