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 • GreeceSenior💰 $30,000 - $55,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering with a strong focus on Kotlin, including hands-on leadership in feature ownership and team collaboration. Capable of driving process improvements, maintaining high reliability metrics, and fostering a culture of testing and quality assurance.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowMVVMClean Architecture

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationCode ReviewFeature OwnershipTesting Methodologies

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam CollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

Dagger 2AndroidAI AgentsOpen Source ProjectsIOSWebNodeJS

Industry Keywords

Product DesignUI/UXReliability MetricsFeature ReleaseProcess Improvement

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 stalled work
Consolidate shared implementations and establish team-wide versions
Maintain tested, clear, reusable shared components
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 left
Run planning and prioritize work requiring decisions
Define appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
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
Write code, review code, and own 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
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 included with application
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Interview process aiming for completion within 1 week