Remote Lead Android Core Product — Hands-on Tech Leader

Speechify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for Android to own core product work, write code, review code, and guide the team’s best practices. You’ll work hands-on on features, review processes, and ensure reliable releases; collaborate across Product, Design, and Engineering, and mentor junior engineers in a remote, distributed environment.

The role emphasizes shipping high‑quality Android experiences, performance optimizations, and strong communication to drive cross‑functional alignment in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on leadership
• Rock solid Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture and background services
• Experience shipping and maintaining long-running background work (audio) and tests
• Ability to drive architectural decisions and influence team practices while remaining hands-on
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across Product, Design and Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own major features end to end from design to release
• Review PRs and provide constructive feedback
• Unblock the team and ensure timely delivery
• Shift verification left by expanding automated checks
• Plan work to maximize decision-making efficiency
• Mentor junior engineers and promote learning within the team

Skills

Kotlin

Coroutines

Flow

Dagger 2

MVVM

Architecture

Testing

Tools

Room

Custom Views

Canvas & Paint

Jetpack Compose

JUnit

Job description

Speechify is seeking a Team Lead for Android to own core product work, write code, review code, and guide the team’s best practices. You’ll work hands-on on features, review processes, and ensure reliable releases; collaborate across Product, Design, and Engineering, and mentor junior engineers in a remote, distributed environment.

The role emphasizes shipping high‑quality Android experiences, performance optimizations, and strong communication to drive cross‑functional alignment in a