Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Android & Device Platforms

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of engineering results related to field operations tools, exam-room technologies, waiting-room displays, and back-office systems.

• Oversee senior Engineering Leads and individual-contributor engineers, focusing on hiring, performance evaluation, and career advancement.

• Assume technical direction responsibilities when required by the teams.

• Facilitate code reviews and engage directly in coding, architecture, implementation, and device-level troubleshooting.

• Advocate for AI-assisted engineering methodologies and AI-enhanced product functionalities.

• Align priorities and dependencies across three or more simultaneous product areas.

• Participate in cross-organizational architecture conversations, including ARB/RFCs.

• Collaborate with Product and Design leads for effective execution.

• Manage a mix of full-time and contract teams, both onshore and offshore.

• Raise organizational, staffing, and resource requirements to engineering leadership.

• Support the growth of engineers and Engineering Leads in their roles and career trajectories.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role over engineers or engineering teams.

• Recent, hands-on technical engagement within the last 1–2 years.

• Current, practical experience in native Android development utilizing Kotlin and contemporary Android practices.

• Familiarity with AOSP, customized Android ROMs, rooted or kiosk-mode Android devices, APK distribution, or Android OS upgrade initiatives.

• Proficiency in Android device-platform development that extends beyond standard consumer mobile applications.

• Experience with Java in addition to Kotlin.

• Knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript and React-based front-end development.

• Background in developing software for connected, managed, or remotely deployed devices.

• Proven experience leading engineers across multiple concurrent products, workstreams, or technical areas.

• Capability in managing and developing engineers, with a focus on hiring, performance management, coaching, and career growth.

• Understanding of constraints associated with deployed devices, including limited memory, storage, processing ability, intermittent connectivity, remote software updates, and varying hardware or OS generations.

• Experience in supporting remotely deployed device fleets, including staged releases, fleet health monitoring, remote troubleshooting, and software update or rollback strategies.

• Familiarity with backend technologies supporting device fleets, such as Kotlin/JVM services, Node.js, serverless architectures, or similar microservice environments.

• Practical use of AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or comparable tools.

• Working knowledge of cloud-based services and APIs that support connected-device applications.

• Experience in managing blended teams consisting of full-time employees and contractors.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience (preferred qualification).

• Ability to complete a coding assessment during the interview process.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Flexible time off for rest and rejuvenation.

• Options for hybrid work arrangements.

• Resources for mental and emotional well-being.

• 401K retirement plan.

• A comprehensive array of modernized benefits and cultural perks.