Team Lead, Android Core Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of significant features from inception to deployment, collaborating closely with the design team throughout the process.

• Manage, enhance, and uphold reliability metrics for essential features.

• Evaluate pull requests and offer constructive developmental feedback.

• Assist engineers in overcoming technical challenges and obstacles.

• Standardize successful implementations for the entire team to utilize.

• Maintain well-tested, clear, and consolidated shared components.

• Spearhead changes to team processes and methodologies.

• Minimize the need for manual intervention in order to ensure accurate releases.

• Tackle recurring issues by refining underlying systems.

• Shift verification earlier in the process and broaden the scope of automated checks.

• Organize planning sessions and prioritize work that necessitates decision-making.

• Establish review criteria and approval workflows.

• Engage in discussions across Product, Design, and Engineering teams.

• Manage critical issues, take ownership of feature releases, and deliver nightly builds for QA.

• Mentor early-career engineers through meaningful projects and dedicated learning time.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of software engineering experience, including leadership experience or ownership of a significant surface while remaining hands-on.

• Proficient in Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android animations, Jetpack Navigation, and JUnit tests.

• Experience in shipping and maintaining background audio or other long-running background tasks.

• Comprehension of the significance of tests and strategies for writing them, including limitations of coverage.

• An example of an initiative you implemented within a team that was sustained after your involvement ended, along with an honest evaluation of the costs incurred to achieve that.

• Some familiarity with the less popular aspects of the role: encouraging changes in work habits and managing the ensuing friction.

• Insight into which changes warrant thorough review and which do not, based on the system's functionality.

• A proven track record of developing tools that are actively used by your team, rather than solely those that enhance your own efficiency.

• The capability to articulate how your team collaborates with AI agents, beyond just your personal contributions.

• An intuitive grasp of product design, user empathy, and a commitment to advancing Android UI/UX beyond the basic specifications.

• A self-driven approach to enhancing the app and codebase beyond what is detailed in the specifications.

• Exceptional communication skills.

• Portfolio and LinkedIn profiles are requested when applying.

• Bonus: Experience in building, maintaining, or contributing to open source Android projects.

• Bonus: Familiarity with iOS, Web, or NodeJS.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Stock

• A diverse and inclusive workplace