Manager, Mobile Development

The FreedomPay Commerce Platform is the technology of choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services.  FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption with EMV standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver a consistent, repeatable experience on a global scale.  FreedomPay is a fast paced, high growth company with a great culture with competitive benefits and compensation with a business casual atmosphere.

Partner with Product to understand customer and platform requests

Participate in technical discovery and effort estimation

Communicate product and customer expectations to the team

Build, maintain, and communicate a delivery plan per team based on availability and estimates

Coordinate with the Release Manager on scope, timing, and release readiness

Drive execution once delivery commitments are made, with direct accountability for ensuring the team meets committed delivery dates

Propose and document tradeoffs in scope, sequencing, or technical approach as needed to meet committed delivery dates

Proactively identify delivery risks, technical dependencies, and cross-team impacts, and escalate with mitigation plans.

Perform and oversee code reviews; enforce Kotlin and Java best practices

Review and guide technical design proposals with a focus on scalability and long-term maintainability

Act as the library API design owner, responsible for API consistency, versioning, and backward compatibility

Define, document, and enforce Android and Kotlin engineering standards across the codebase, including architectural patterns, API design guidelines, and coding conventions

Ensure the codebase reflects those standards through library-first design, clear module boundaries, and controlled dependency direction

Prevent leaking implementation details across module and API boundaries

Ensure compliance with PCI DSS and internal secure coding standards

Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, build performance, and test reliability

Participate in security reviews and external audits; define and drive remediation plans for any findings

Identify, prioritize, and plan remediation for technical debt, balancing delivery commitments with long‑term platform health

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Android engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Serve as a people manager for direct reports across multiple levels (for example, Engineer I/II, Senior Engineer, Staff-level engineers, or others as assigned), with clear ownership for performance, growth, and engagement.

Set clear, measurable goals for individual contributors, aligned to team and organizational priorities; ensure consistent progress tracking, accountability, and delivery of outcomes.

Drive the growth and professional development of direct reports through regular coaching, technical mentorship, feedback cycles, and structured career development plans, including skill acquisition and refinement aligned with Android platform needs.

Conduct regular performance discussions, promotion assessments, and compensation recommendations grounded in impact, technical leadership, and demonstrated growth.

Partner with recruiting and cross-functional leaders to lead hiring, onboarding, and team scaling efforts; ensure new hires are set up for long-term success through effective onboarding and early coaching.

Allocate engineering resources effectively to support successful execution of delivery commitments, balancing capacity planning, prioritization, and team sustainability.

Proactively identify people, skill, or capacity risks that may impact delivery; escalate concerns with thoughtful mitigation plans.

Support training, conferences, certifications, and upskilling opportunities aligned with mobile platform evolution, security requirements, and business needs.

Facilitate effective problem-solving and decision-making within the team and with stakeholders, particularly where scope, timelines, or technical tradeoffs impact people or delivery.

Recommend and support continuous improvements to engineering processes, policies, and quality standards; contribute to or author documentation, guidelines, and training artifacts for Android engineering teams as needed.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

8+ years of relevant Android development experience using Kotlin

At least 1 year of people leadership experience (for example, managing or leading engineers)

Experience working in multi-module Android codebases or SDK/library-style architectures

Familiarity with Jetpack Compose and modern Android architecture patterns

Strong experience with Git, including branching and release strategies

Experience managing work through Azure DevOps or similar tools (for example, Jira)

Experience owning or evolving a shared Android library or SDK used by multiple teams or products

Experience supporting security-sensitive or regulated systems (payments, fintech, healthcare, etc.)

Familiarity with Gradle build optimization, convention plugins, or large-scale CI systems