# Software Engineering Manager, Android

**Company:** [Current](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/current)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $210k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Android, Kotlin, gRPC, Jetpack Compose, CI/CD, Mobile Architecture, Android Testing, Mobile Security, Pull Requests, Backend Services
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> Leads and mentors an Android engineering team while guiding technical roadmaps, delivery, architecture, and engineering standards. The role is hands-on and requires 5+ years of native Android development plus 2+ years of engineering management experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Provide technical and people leadership to a team of Android engineers, owning planning, execution, and delivery of features and platform improvements.
- Conduct one-on-ones, provide feedback, support career growth, and foster an inclusive, psychologically safe, accountable team culture.
- Define priorities, technical roadmaps, and long-term platform investments aligned with business goals.
- Establish and maintain standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and backend teams to scope features, assess feasibility, align priorities, and deliver initiatives.
- Make technical and architectural decisions informed by product and user-experience needs.
- Contribute to the Android codebase, review pull requests, troubleshoot complex bugs, and resolve architectural or project bottlenecks.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building native Android applications.
- 2+ years in an engineering management role developing high-performing mobile teams.
- Experience delivering complex mobile products with robust architecture and maintainable codebases.
- Strong time-management, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience with team capacity planning, backlog management, and translating goals into executable roadmaps.
- Commitment to an inclusive, supportive, and accountable team culture.
- Passion for user-centric products and fintech.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience adopting Compose and modularizing scalable codebases.
- Experience building or integrating developer tools or automation to improve team velocity.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the mobile app deployment lifecycle.
- Fintech or startup experience.

## Compensation and benefits
- Salary range: $210,000–$280,000.
- Meaningful equity through stock options.
- 401(k) plan and discretionary performance bonus program.
- Biannual performance reviews.
- Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered 100% for employees and dependents.
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, and generous parental leave.
- Commuter, fitness, healthcare FSA, and dependent-care FSA benefits.
- Employee assistance programs, healthcare advocacy, and access to mental-health apps.
- Team-building activities and an office with stocked kitchen and catered lunches.

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