Senior Android Engineering Manager, Kitchen Display System

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions - to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes - large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
Job Description
The Kitchen Display System (KDS) team is part of Square's Food & Beverage organization, which empowers restaurant businesses of all kinds to start, run, and grow through advanced workflows, specialized products, business insights, and inclusion in the greater Square ecosystem. The KDS team owns our Kitchen Display System Android app, which is a crucial part of a restaurant kitchen's operations, ensuring orders reach the kitchen and are prepared correctly.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading a team of senior Android engineers and collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineering managers to create a cohesive product roadmap.
You will:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team of 8-10 Android engineers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to define and prioritize project requirements and ensure successful project execution.
• Drive the technical strategy and execution of the team, by working with and through the engineers on the team.
• Promote software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews, monitoring) within the team
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence and mentor engineers of all experience levels
• Help contribute to a culture of positivity, psychological safety, and inclusivity within the team
• Lead incident response for critical issues, including crash analysis and performance debugging
• Balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery to maintain long-term system health

You have:

• 3+ years of people management experience leading a team of Android engineers
• Strong Android development background before coming into management
• Deep expertise in Android development, including Kotlin, Android SDK, and modern Android architecture patterns
• Track record of leading teams who successfully deliver complex, customer-facing Android products at scale
• Experience with Android performance optimization, memory management, and debugging
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills - able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience building and growing engineering teams, managing performance, coaching engineers, and scaling processes

Technologies we use and teach:

• Kotlin for Android development, leveraging Square's modern open source library, Workflow
• Espresso and Snapshot for testing
• Protocol buffers for network transport
• Gradle for our build environment
• Also exposure to LeakCanary, RXJava, Dagger, Mortar, and Okhttp among others

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Zone A:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone B:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone C:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone D:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
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