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 and Android development, including leading teams and improving processes. Capable of enhancing reliability metrics, automating testing, and fostering collaboration across product, design, and engineering teams.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowMVVMClean Architecture

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Hard Skills

Background ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit Tests

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-Drive

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringFeature ReleaseAutomated VerificationUI/UX ImprovementTeam Processes

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 constructive feedback
Unblock engineers by investigating and resolving technical issues
Consolidate successful implementations into shared team versions
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared components
Lead changes to team processes
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing underlying systems
Expand automated verification and shift testing left
Run planning focused on unresolved decisions
Define review requirements and sign-off responsibilities
Participate in Product, Design, and Engineering discussions
Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
Support the development and learning of early-career engineers

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 processes or practices that persist after implementation
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 uses
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
Excellent communication skills
Several technical interviews plus an assessment on a real codebase
Links to a portfolio and LinkedIn included with application

Benefits

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