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 • California • 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 leading teams and improving software reliability through effective testing and process optimization. Capable of driving product design and user experience enhancements while mentoring early-career engineers.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAndroid DevelopmentBackground ServicesJUnit TestsClean ArchitectureAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationFeature OwnershipAutomated TestingReliability Metrics

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipMentoring

Industry Keywords

Product DesignUI/UXFeature ReleaseContinuous ImprovementTeam Processes

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 engineers by investigating and resolving impediments
Identify and standardize reusable team solutions
Maintain shared components through testing, documentation, and consolidation
Drive changes 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 appropriate review levels and approval requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly QA builds
Support early-career engineers with learning-oriented work and time
Write, review, and own Android code while leading team practices

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 friction that follows
A view on which changes need heavy review and which don't, argued from what the system does
A 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 spec asks for
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links requested with application

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