Android Core Product Lead — Remote, Hands-On Impact

Speechify; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify in Orlando, FL is seeking a Team Lead for Android Core Product to own features end-to-end in a hands-on role. You will write code, review code, and decide on the best implementation while guiding the team toward reliable releases.

As a flat organization, Speechify values technical excellence, collaboration with Product and Design, and shipping high-quality audio experiences. You'll mentor engineers and help shape the future of Speechify's Android apps, including the Android UI, audio

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on team leadership.
• Strong Kotlin and Android architecture knowledge.
• Experience shipping background audio or long-running work.
• Proven ability to ship features end-to-end.
• Comfort with changing processes and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end, working closely with design — from decision through release.
• Maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features.
• Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback.
• Unblock the team when blockers arise and take initiative to resolve.
• Identify when a component should become the standard across the team and implement the change.
• Keep shared code healthy, well-documented, and reusable.
• Advise on when and how the team should adjust working methods.
• Reduce manual interventions to ensure reliable releases.
• Address recurring problems by changing underlying setups.
• Shift verification left to automate more checks before QA nightly runs.
• Lead planning to focus on decisions that remain unsettled.
• Assess review needs across areas and set clear ownership.
• Engage with Product, Design, and Engineering early to align constraints.
• Handle critical issues, own feature releases, provide nightly builds for QA.
• Mentor early-career engineers and provide learning opportunities.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Coroutines

Kotlin Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Background Services

Music Player Service

Android animations

Jetpack Navigation

JUnit tests

Job description

Speechify in Orlando, FL is seeking a Team Lead for Android Core Product to own features end-to-end in a hands-on role. You will write code, review code, and decide on the best implementation while guiding the team toward reliable releases.

As a flat organization, Speechify values technical excellence, collaboration with Product and Design, and shipping high-quality audio experiences. You'll mentor engineers and help shape the future of Speechify's Android apps, including the Android UI, audio