Team Lead, Android Core Product

Speechify

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

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Android Development with a strong focus on Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, and Clean Architecture, while effectively leading teams and driving process improvements. Capable of enhancing reliability metrics and implementing automated testing practices to ensure high-quality software delivery.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesDagger 2MVVMClean Architecture

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated VerificationFeature Release ManagementTeam Process ImprovementUser EmpathyUI/UX Design

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationSelf-DriveTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingChange Management

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringAndroid UI/UXOpen Source Android ProjectBackground Audio ManagementTeam Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidDaggeriOSJUnitKotlinNode.jsOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own major Android features end to end from decisions through release, working closely with Design
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-wide use
Maintain tested, clear, 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 so nightly QA builds provide confirmation
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define appropriate review levels and sign-off requirements
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions and surface team constraints early
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds to QA
Support early-career engineers with meaningful work and learning time

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 lasting team practice or change
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 in application
Several technical interviews and an assessment on a real codebase
Bonus: open source Android project experience
Bonus: experience with iOS, Web, or NodeJS

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% distributed work setting with no office
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Interview process targeted for completion within 1 week