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 • PolandSenior💰 $30,000 - $110,000 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 feature reliability. Capable of leading teams while maintaining hands-on involvement in software engineering and product design.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesMVVMClean ArchitectureAndroid UI/UX

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Hard Skills

KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVMClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceJUnit TestsJetpack Navigation

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-Drive

Tools & Technologies

AndroidAI Agents

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringFeature ReleaseTeam LeadershipAutomated VerificationProduct Design

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 resolve team impediments
Standardize reusable implementations and consolidate duplicate solutions
Maintain tested, clear shared components
Improve team processes and reduce manual intervention in releases
Change underlying systems to prevent recurring problems
Expand automated verification and shift testing left
Run planning and allocate team attention to decision-critical work
Define review requirements and sign-off ownership
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with learning opportunities

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 beyond the specification
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses, not requirements
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
Diverse and inclusive workplace