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 • Maryland • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and Android development, with a strong focus on building and maintaining reliable features while leading team processes and mentoring early-career engineers. Proficient in implementing automated testing and improving code quality to enhance user experience.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature OwnershipCode ReviewReliability Metrics

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipMentoring

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXTechnical ImpedimentsTeam Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggerJUnitKotlin

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 technical impediments
Identify reusable implementations and establish them as team standards
Maintain shared code, ensuring it is tested, clear, and consolidated
Lead changes to team processes
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 and focus team attention on undecided work
Determine appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and communicate team constraints
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with learning opportunities
Write code, review code, and own features hands-on

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 resulting friction
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 the team actually used
Ability to describe how the 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 specification
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links included with application
Several technical interviews and an assessment on a real codebase

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
Diverse and inclusive workplace