Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

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

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • 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 building and maintaining reliable features and improving team processes. Capable of leading teams while remaining hands-on, fostering collaboration, and driving product design improvements.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature Release ManagementCode ReviewOpen Source Contribution

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipConstructive Feedback

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXBackground AudioLong-Running Background Work

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major features end to end, working closely with the design team from decision through release
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback
Unblock engineers and resolve team impediments
Standardize successful implementations for team-wide use
Maintain tested, clear, consolidated shared components
Drive changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems through underlying system changes
Shift verification left and expand automated checks
Run planning and prioritize work requiring decisions
Determine appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful 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 further than the spec asks for
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the spec
Excellent communication skills
Building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects (bonus)
Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS (bonus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
Diverse and inclusive workplace