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 • IndiaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kotlin and Android development, with a strong focus on leading teams and improving software reliability through effective testing and process optimization. Capable of enhancing user experience and driving product design while mentoring 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 TestingFeature Release ManagementTeam Process ImprovementTechnical Interviewing

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipConflict Management

Tools & Technologies

Android StudioGitCI/CD ToolsOpen Source ContributionsAI Agents

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 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 by investigating difficult problems
Standardize successful implementations for team use
Maintain tested, clear, consolidated shared components
Lead changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Shift verification left through automated checks
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and approval ownership
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and raise team constraints early
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time
Complete several technical interviews and a real-codebase assessment during the hiring process

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 lasting team practices and explaining the tradeoffs involved
Comfort asking people to change how they work and managing resulting friction
Ability to determine which changes need heavy review and which do not, based on system behavior
Track record of building things the team actually 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
Excellent communication skills
Links to a portfolio and LinkedIn when applying
Bonus: Building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects
Bonus: Experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% distributed setting
No office
Diverse and inclusive workplace