Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization
Lead the Android Modernization team at Pinterest to enhance app experiences for users and advertisers.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Lead a specialized team of Android engineers
- Set the team’s technical vision and roadmap
- Drive platform modernization
- Improve client stability and health metrics
- Hire, onboard and develop engineers
Must have
- 10+ years of experience in engineering
- 2+ years of experience in engineering management
- Strong technical judgment in mobile Android engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Practical constraints
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance
- Occasionally needs to be in the office for in-person collaboration
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
AI in the day-to-day
Use AI to accelerate engineering workflows and modernization while applying judgment and verification to maintain code quality, security and reliability.
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Joblaze summary
The Engineering Manager II for Android Modernization at Pinterest leads a specialized team focused on enhancing app experiences for users and advertisers. This role requires strong expertise in mobile Android engineering, particularly with Kotlin and modern architectures, alongside a proven track record in engineering management. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in building platform capabilities and collaborating across teams to drive impactful roadmaps. The position emphasizes the use of AI to streamline workflows while ensuring high standards of code quality and reliability.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization role remote?
- It's hybrid — Pinterest expects some on-site time in Toronto, ON, CA.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization role.
- Where is the role based?
- Pinterest is hiring for this position in Toronto, ON, CA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Android, Compose, Kotlin, MVVM.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pinterest targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization role at Pinterest.
From the original posting
About Pinterest:
People use Pinterest to find ideas and brands that they love. We aspire to help our advertisers and partners reach their audiences with inspiring content.
Pinterest is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Android Modernization team in Toronto. You’ll lead the engineering team that is empowering Android developers at Pinterest to build modern, world-class app experiences for Pinners and advertisers with high productivity, performance, and quality.
What you'll do:
- Lead, coach and grow a specialized team of Android engineers.
- Set the team’s technical vision and roadmap in partnership with Client Platforms and cross-functional product teams.
- Drive platform modernization that helps product teams adopt modern client architectures and build high-quality experiences.
- Improve client stability, health metrics, browser compatibility, runtime frameworks and critical dependency currency.
- Establish clear operating rhythms for planning, two-week sprints, risk management and monthly stakeholder updates.
- Hire, onboard and develop engineers, creating an inclusive, high-performing team with clear expectations and growth opportunities.
- Use AI to accelerate engineering workflows and modernization while applying judgment and verification to maintain code quality, security and reliability.
What we’re looking for:
- 10+ years of experience in engineering, including 2+ years of experience in engineering management.
- Strong technical judgment grounded in mobile Android engineering, e.g. Kotlin, Compose, and modern architectures like MVVM.
- Experience partnering with Senior/Staff engineers to build high impact roadmaps.
- Experience building platform capabilities that improve the productivity and effectiveness of product engineering teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and experience aligning priorities across teams and driving delivery through ambiguity and competing stakeholder needs.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day workflows, with a strong practice of validating AI-assisted work and maintaining ownership of final outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
This job posting is for an open vacancy. Please note that the company utilizes artificial intelligence to screen applicants for the positions.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- Occasionally this role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the Toronto office (85 Richmond St W).
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