Android Core Product Lead (Remote)

Speechify; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for Android Core Product in Washington, DC, with a remote-first approach. You will own major features end to end, write and review code, and guide the team toward high-quality releases while driving reliability and collaboration across Product, Design, and Engineering.

You will mentor junior engineers, unblock blockers, and continuously improve the development process to deliver impactful features for Speechify’s Android app and related platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end, from decision to release.
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback.
• Unblock the team when blockers occur and take action.
• Identify when a single build should be adopted by the team and drive the change.
• Keep shared components working, well-documented, and consolidated.
• Lead process improvements and change how the team works.
• Reduce manual steps to achieve correct releases.
• Address recurring problems by changing underlying setups.
• Shift verification left with automated checks in nightly QA.
• Plan sprints so attention focuses on undecided work.
• Assess and calibrate review workload per area and signer authority.
• Participate in discussions with Product, Design, and Engineering to set constraints early.
• Handle critical issues, own releases, and provide nightly builds for QA.
• Mentor early-career engineers, giving them learning opportunities.

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for Android Core Product in Washington, DC, with a remote-first approach. You will own major features end to end, write and review code, and guide the team toward high-quality releases while driving reliability and collaboration across Product, Design, and Engineering.

You will mentor junior engineers, unblock blockers, and continuously improve the development process to deliver impactful features for Speechify’s Android app and related platforms.