Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

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

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • IrelandSenior💰 $30,000 - $120,000 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 mentoring early-career engineers. Proven ability to enhance reliability metrics, drive process improvements, and maintain high-quality code through automated testing and collaboration.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureJUnit TestsBackground ServicesAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationAutomated TestingFeature Release ManagementCode ReviewProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoringUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

Android StudioGitCI/CD ToolsAI Agents

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUser ExperienceOpen Source Projects

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android 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 impediments
Identify reusable implementations and consolidate shared components
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared code
Drive improvements to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left and expand automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and sign-off responsibilities
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Mentor early-career team members
Complete several technical interviews and a real-codebase assessment during the hiring process

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 handling 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 your team actually used
Ability to describe how your team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to push Android UI/UX further than the specification
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Links to portfolio and LinkedIn requested with application
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Diverse and inclusive workplace