Pinterest

Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization

Pinterest$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in engineering, including 2+ years in management.
  • Strong technical judgment in mobile Android engineering, including Kotlin, Compose, and MVVM.
  • Experience in creating high-impact roadmaps with Senior/Staff engineers.
  • Background in building platform capabilities that enhance engineering productivity.
  • Proven communication and collaboration skills to prioritize across teams.
  • Ability to leverage AI to boost workflow speed and quality, ensuring code reliability.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and grow a specialized team of Android engineers.
  • Set the technical vision and roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Drive modernization of platforms to improve client architectures and user experience.
  • Enhance client stability, health metrics, and compatibility.
  • Establish structured planning rhythms with regular stakeholder updates.
  • Hire and onboard engineers, fostering a diverse and high-performing team.
  • Utilize AI to accelerate workflows while maintaining code quality and security.

Benefits

  • Inclusive company culture focused on growth and collaboration.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Flexible work environment that adapts to project needs.
  • Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies for engineering tasks.
Full Job Description
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). #LI-REMOTE #LI-KR5

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to discover and save ideas for recipes, home decor, fashion, and more. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest has over 400 million monthly active users and is available in over 30 languages. The company's mission is to help people discover and do what they love.
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Size
3,225 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$128.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+53.9%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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