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 • GermanySenior💰 $30,000 - $120,000 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 process improvements. Capable of enhancing Android UI/UX through product design intuition and user empathy while fostering a collaborative environment for early-career engineers.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationCode ReviewFeature OwnershipTeam Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveAbility to Handle FrictionProduct Design Intuition

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringFeature ReleaseBackground AudioLong-Running Background WorkTeam Practices

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 and resolve team impediments
Identify reusable implementations and establish team-standard versions
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared components
Drive changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing the underlying setup
Expand automated verification and shift verification left
Run planning focused on work requiring decisions
Define review requirements and mandatory sign-offs
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for 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
Experience introducing a team practice that continued after the candidate stopped pushing it
Comfort asking people to change how they work and handling resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not
Track record of building things the rest of the team used
Ability to describe how the team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to improve Android UI/UX beyond specifications
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Portfolio and LinkedIn links included with application

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
No office
Interview process targeted for completion within 1 week