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 • CzechiaSenior💰 $30,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and Android development, with a strong focus on leading teams and improving software reliability through effective testing and process enhancements. Capable of driving product design and user experience while mentoring early-career engineers.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature OwnershipReliability MetricsTeam Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationUser EmpathySelf-DriveMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AndroidOpen Source ProjectsAI Agents

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXLong-Running Background Work

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 developmental feedback
Unblock team members by investigating and resolving obstacles
Identify and consolidate solutions that should become shared team implementations
Keep shared components tested, clear, and maintained
Lead changes to team processes and ways of working
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing the underlying setup
Shift verification left and expand automated checks
Run planning so team attention focuses on work requiring decisions
Determine appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and raise team constraints early
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career team members with meaningful work and learning 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
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 further than the spec asks for
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond what's outlined in the spec
Excellent communication skills
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Interview process aimed to be completed within 1 week