Android Core Product Lead - Hands-On (Remote)

Speechify; Pasadena, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for the Android Core Product in Pasadena with remote options. You will own features end to end, write and review code, and guide a hands-on team to deliver reliable Android experiences.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software engineering, deep Kotlin and Android architecture experience, and a proven record of shipping impactful features in a fast-moving, distributed environment.

Qualifications

• 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 tests and how to approach writing them
• A track record of implementing lasting improvements within a team

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end, closely with design — from decision through release
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback
• Unblock the team and resolve blockers quickly
• Ensure shared components are well-tested and maintainable
• Lead planning and ensure alignment across Product, Design, and Engineering
• Handle critical issues, own feature releases, and provide nightly builds for QA
• Mentor early-career engineers and foster learning

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit tests

Team leadership

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for the Android Core Product in Pasadena with remote options. You will own features end to end, write and review code, and guide a hands-on team to deliver reliable Android experiences.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software engineering, deep Kotlin and Android architecture experience, and a proven record of shipping impactful features in a fast-moving, distributed environment.