Remote Android Core Product Lead

Speechify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify, a remote-first company, is seeking a Team Lead to own core product work and shape how the team delivers features. This is a hands-on role focused on writing code, reviewing PRs, and owning features from decision through release.

You’ll work closely with design and backend engineers to improve reliability, reduce manual steps, and accelerate delivery in a distributed, high-signal environment. Strong communication and technical leadership are essential.

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end, working closely with design team — from the decision through to release.
• Own, maintain, and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Review pull requests and give the kind of feedback people learn from, not just approval
• Unblock the team: notice when someone has been stuck on the same thing for two days, and go take a look yourself
• Notice when something one person built should become the version the team uses, and see that change through
• Keep the shared pieces in working order — tested, clear enough for someone else to pick up, and consolidate when three versions of the same thing appear
• Call it when the team is ready to change how it works, rather than waiting for that to happen..
• Reduce how much manual intervention it takes to get a correct release out
• When the same problem shows up twice, get the underlying setup changed so there isn't a third time
• Shift verification left: grow what can be checked automatically so

Job description

Speechify, a remote-first company, is seeking a Team Lead to own core product work and shape how the team delivers features. This is a hands-on role focused on writing code, reviewing PRs, and owning features from decision through release.

You’ll work closely with design and backend engineers to improve reliability, reduce manual steps, and accelerate delivery in a distributed, high-signal environment. Strong communication and technical leadership are essential.