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 • NetherlandsSenior💰 $30,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

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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 improving processes. Capable of enhancing product design and user experience through collaboration and innovative problem-solving.

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KotlinKotlin CoroutinesKotlin FlowDagger 2MVVM

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Hard Skills

Android DevelopmentClean ArchitectureBackground ServicesMusic Player ServiceAndroid AnimationsJetpack NavigationJUnit TestsAutomated TestingFeature Release ManagementCode Review

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsUser EmpathySelf-DriveTeam LeadershipAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

Android StudioGitCI/CD ToolsOpen Source Projects

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct DesignUI/UXAgile MethodologiesTeam Processes

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 and resolve technical obstacles
Identify reusable implementations and standardize them across the team
Maintain tested, clear, and consolidated shared components
Lead changes to team processes and ways of working
Reduce manual intervention required for correct releases
Address recurring problems by changing the underlying setup
Shift verification left by expanding automated checks
Run planning and focus team attention on undecided work
Define review requirements and sign-off practices
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 learning-focused work and development 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
Something you introduced to a team that stuck after you stopped pushing it, and an honest account of what it cost to get there
Some comfort with asking people to change how they work and living with the resulting friction
A view on which changes need heavy review and which don't, argued from what the system does
Track record of building things the rest of your team actually used
Ability to describe how your team works with AI agents
Product design intuition, user empathy, and drive to push Android UI/UX beyond the specification
Self-drive to improve the app and codebase beyond the specification
Excellent communication skills
Open source Android projects, iOS, Web, or NodeJS experience are bonuses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Stock depending on experience
100% distributed work setting
No office
Technical interview process completed within 1 week