Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major features end to end with the design team, from decision through release .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • 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 improving team processes and reliability metrics. Capable of leading feature releases while mentoring early-career engineers and fostering collaboration across product, design, and engineering teams.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationProcess ImprovementFeature Release ManagementTechnical Interviewing

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam CollaborationConflict Management

Tools & Technologies

AndroidAI AgentsOpen Source ProjectsIOSWebNodeJS

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringReliability MetricsProduct DesignUI/UX SkillsLong-Running Background Work

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major features end to end 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 engineers and investigate team blockers
Standardize successful implementations for team-wide use
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared code
Drive changes to team processes
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 sign-off points
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time
Participate in technical interviews and a real-codebase assessment

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 processes or practices that persist 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
Track record of building things used by the wider team
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and Android UI/UX skills
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase
Excellent communication skills
Links to portfolio and LinkedIn included with application
Open source Android projects experience is a bonus
Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
100% distributed work setting
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Interview process aimed to be completed within 1 week