Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization

The role

This manager role leads a specialized group of Android engineers focused on developer productivity and modern client architecture for Pinterest's consumer and advertiser apps. The position sits within Client Platforms and works closely with cross-functional product teams to set direction and roadmap. The team's mandate centers on improving app health, runtime frameworks, and dependency upkeep across the Android codebase.

What you would do

• Coach and grow a specialized group of Android engineers
• Define the team's technical direction and roadmap alongside platform and product partners
• Lead modernization efforts that move product teams onto current client architectures
• Raise app stability, health metrics, and cross-browser compatibility
• Keep critical libraries and runtime frameworks up to date
• Set up planning cadence, short sprints, risk tracking, and regular stakeholder reporting
• Recruit, onboard, and develop engineers on the team
• Apply AI tools to speed up engineering work while verifying output for quality and security

What they asked for

• 10+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers
• Solid technical grounding in Android development with Kotlin, Compose, and MVVM-style architectures
• Track record partnering with senior and staff engineers on high-impact roadmaps
• Experience building internal platform capabilities that raise product team productivity
• Strong communication and ability to align competing priorities and deliver through ambiguity
• Demonstrated use of AI to improve speed and quality, with rigorous validation of its output
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience