Engineering Manager - Android

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Android engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Oversee the technical design and development of Android applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define and prioritize features and projects.
• Implement best practices in software development, testing, and delivery, including code reviews, design patterns, and Agile methodologies.
• Drive the Android team's technical strategy, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with company goals.
• Ensure the team adheres to high coding standards and contributes to unit, integration, and UI testing frameworks.

Requirements:

• B. Tech in Computer Science/MCA with 9+ years of progressive industry experience, 2+ years of technical management experience.
• Must be passionate about building world-class software.
• Strong experience in building high-performance teams - hiring, mentoring, and retaining top talent.
• Very good at CS fundamentals, Code design, and object-oriented programming. Strong empathy for the end-user experience.
• Strong experience with mobile technologies.
• Self-driven, self-motivated, and comfortable with aggressive deadlines and executing on fast iteration cycles.
• Experience working in Git, Stash, Jira, and other productivity tools.
• Strong understanding of Design patterns.
• Prior to being in a technical management role, the candidate must have had a strong development background and have architected scalable server systems.
• Must have experience with agile planning and delivering short release cycles (bi-weekly releases).
• Creation of reusable libraries and mobile application frameworks. Evaluate and research the latest technologies.
• Experience in software product companies and startups a great plus.
• Working closely with the back-end development team and the UX design team to implement mobile product requirements.
• Must have excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.