Android Core Product Lead - Hands-On, Remote

Speechify; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify, the text-to-speech company, seeks a Team Lead for Android Core Product in Stamford, CT or fully remote within the United States. You will own major features end to end, write code, review code, and ensure reliable delivery while guiding a small engineering team.

You’ll partner with Design and Product to shape the Android UX beyond the spec, mentor engineers, optimize release processes, and keep the team focused on impactful work. This role is hands-on and leadership-driven.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering with leadership experience.
• Strong Kotlin and Android architecture knowledge.
• Experience shipping background audio or long-running tasks.
• Emphasis on tests and test-driven development.
• Proven ability to drive lasting team improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end, from design to release.
• Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback.
• Unblock the team when blockers arise and guide decisions.
• Drive release quality with nightly builds and automation.
• Mentor junior engineers and grow the team.
• Collaborate with Product and Design early in the process.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit tests

Android UI/UX

Tools

Open source Android projects

Job description

Speechify, the text-to-speech company, seeks a Team Lead for Android Core Product in Stamford, CT or fully remote within the United States. You will own major features end to end, write code, review code, and ensure reliable delivery while guiding a small engineering team.

You’ll partner with Design and Product to shape the Android UX beyond the spec, mentor engineers, optimize release processes, and keep the team focused on impactful work. This role is hands-on and leadership-driven.