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 • SwitzerlandSenior💰 $30,000 - $160,000 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 feature ownership and improving team processes. Capable of mentoring team members while ensuring high-quality code through effective testing and collaboration.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationFeature Release ManagementCode ReviewTechnical Problem Solving

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoringUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringUI/UX ImprovementProduct DesignTeam ProcessesBackground Audio Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggerJUnitKotlin

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 team members by investigating technical obstacles
Standardize successful implementations for team use
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared components
Lead changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by improving underlying systems
Expand automated verification before QA nightly builds
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and sign-off practices
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Mentor early-career team members
Write and review code while owning 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
Experience introducing changes that persist within a team
Comfort asking people to change how they work and handling resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not
Track record of building things used by the broader team
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to improve Android UI/UX
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Links to a portfolio and LinkedIn

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
Fully distributed work setting
No office
Diverse and inclusive workplace