Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

. Own major features end to end from decision through release, working closely with Design .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • Florida • 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 improving reliability metrics and team processes. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor early-career engineers, and enhance user experience through effective product design and testing practices.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Clean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationFeature Release ManagementTeam Process ImprovementUser Empathy

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsSelf-DriveComfort with Change Management

Tools & Technologies

AndroidAI AgentsOpen Source Projects

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UX ImprovementLong-Running Background Work

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major features end to end from decision through release, working closely with Design
Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
Review pull requests and provide developmental feedback
Unblock team members by investigating technical obstacles
Standardize successful implementations for team-wide use
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated 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 earlier in the development process
Run planning focused on work requiring decisions
Define review requirements and approval ownership
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
Experience introducing a team practice that persisted after adoption
Comfort asking people to change how they work and managing 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
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Portfolio and LinkedIn links requested with application
Bonus: Building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects
Bonus: Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Technical interview process completed within 1 week (stated process benefit)