ENGINEERING MANAGER, ANDROID (Mobile)

Fortune Brands • Deerfield, CA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Android Engineering Manager leads mobile engineering for Fortune Brands' Android applications while managing a team of Android engineers across multiple product lines. This role balances people leadership with technical ownership—building high-performing teams through rigorous performance management while driving Android platform excellence through craft mastery and strategic technical leadership.

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL. Onsite days are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years software engineering experience with 5+ years focused on Android development
• 2+ years engineering management experience with direct reports
• Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin, Android SDK, and modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow)
• Deep understanding of Android architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI) and dependency injection (Dagger, Hilt)
• Experience with Android testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and mobile performance optimization
• Proven track record coaching engineers and improving team execution
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing Android teams across multiple product lines
• Deep knowledge of Android security best practices
• Familiarity with IoT, Bluetooth LE, or connected device integration
• Background in mobile analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring tools (Firebase, Crashlytics)
• History of leading engineers through promotions or leadership development
• Experience with feature flags, A/B testing, and app store optimization

Responsibilities

• Mission-Focused Leadership Execute organizational decisions with full commitment while connecting team work to organizational purpose and Fortune Brands' mission.
• Functional Excellence Through Craft Mastery & People Engagement Define and champion Android engineering standards through practitioner involvement. Conduct fortnightly 1:1s starting with "How are you doing?" and ending with "How can I help?" Build genuine relationships and create psychological safety for the team.
• Performance Management & Development Provide continuous honest feedback, differentiate performance levels appropriately, invest most time in high performers, coach solid performers toward growth, and address underperformance decisively.
• Support & Escalation Management Respond to escalations with solutions not blame, deploy capabilities to resolve critical issues, and create psychological safety while maintaining accountability.
• Talent Optimization Match engineers' strengths to role requirements, focus development on building strengths not fixing weaknesses, and help engineers build cross-organizational relationships.
• Creating Organizational Capability Develop team independence, transfer knowledge deliberately, identify and develop future leaders, and measure success by team function without constant intervention.
• Android Platform Ownership Own Android delivery across product lines, serve as Android subject matter expert, drive platform initiatives (architecture modernization, Jetpack Compose adoption, performance optimization), and establish Android standards and patterns.
• Engineering Excellence & Quality Integrate quality metrics into dashboards, champion comprehensive testing practices, drive CI/CD improvements, and establish quality indicators (crash-free rates, performance benchmarks).
• Cross-Platform Collaboration Collaborate with iOS, Backend, Firmware, QA, and Design teams to ensure platform parity, resolve dependencies, and deliver cohesive customer experiences.
• Technical Leadership Provide hands-on contribution when needed, conduct architectural code reviews, mentor on advanced Android topics, and stay current with Android ecosystem evolution.

Benefits

• comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more.
• We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager