Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major Android core-product features end to end, from decisions through release, collaborating with Design .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Android development with a strong focus on Kotlin, MVVM architecture, and automated testing practices. Proven ability to lead teams, improve engineering processes, and enhance user experience through effective collaboration and communication.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesMVVM ArchitectureAutomated TestingTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVMClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit Tests

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-Drive

Tools & Technologies

Android StudioAI Agents

Industry Keywords

Android DevelopmentBackground AudioUI/UX DesignOpen Source Projects

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android core-product features end to end, from decisions through release, collaborating with Design
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Write code, review pull requests, and provide substantive feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating and resolving difficult issues
Identify reusable team solutions and consolidate duplicate implementations
Maintain shared components so they are tested, clear, and reusable
Improve team processes and engineering practices
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing the underlying setup
Shift verification left by expanding automated checks before QA
Run planning focused on work requiring decisions
Define appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and communicate team constraints early
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers 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
Experience introducing a lasting team practice or process change
Comfort asking people to change how they work and handling the resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not, based on system behavior
Track record of building things the rest of the team used
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to improve Android UI/UX beyond the specification
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links requested when applying
Bonus: building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects
Bonus: experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% distributed setting
Remote work; Speechify has no office
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Several technical interviews plus a real-codebase assessment, with the process aimed to complete within 1 week