Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major Android features end to end, working closely with the design team through release .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • BulgariaSenior💰 $30,000 - $55,000 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 improving processes. Capable of enhancing reliability metrics and driving team-wide adoption of best practices in software engineering.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationFeature Release ManagementCode ReviewProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipConflict Management

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignLong-Running Background WorkTesting PracticesOpen Source Projects

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android features end to end, working closely with the design team through release
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide developmental feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating persistent issues
Identify reusable implementations and drive team-wide adoption
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated 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
Expand automated verification and shift testing earlier in development
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and approval points
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-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
Experience introducing a practice or system that remained adopted after implementation
Comfort asking people to change how they work and managing resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not, based on system behavior
Track record of building things used by the broader team
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition and user empathy
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Links to a portfolio and LinkedIn included with application
Open source Android projects, or experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS are bonuses, not requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Interview process aiming for completion within 1 week