Engineering Manager II, Android Modernization

About the Position

Pinterest is looking for an Engineering Manager II 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Be part of a team that is shaping the future of Android development at Pinterest.
• Competitive compensation package.

About the Company

At Pinterest, millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. We’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences, and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.

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