Android Software Engineering Manager | Philo

Philo: TV on the Internet!!!
At Philo, we’re a group of technology and product people who set out to build the future of television, marrying the best in modern technology with the most compelling medium ever invented — in short, we’re building the TV experience that we’ve always wanted for ourselves. In practice this means leveraging cloud delivery, modern tech stacks, machine learning, and hand-crafted native app experiences on all of our platforms. We aim to deliver a rock solid experience on the streaming basics, while cooking up next generation multi-screen and multi-user playback experiences.
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Android Software Engineering Manager</h3>
The Android team at Philo is responsible for building our product experience on four different platforms from one codebase — Android Mobile, Android TV, Amazon Fire Tablets, and Amazon FireTV. We’re a small collaborative team building apps with high engagement and millions of installs, which collectively are responsible for a huge fraction of the billions of minutes watched on Philo each year. We are passionate about crafting the best possible UX to connect our users with the content they love, providing a seamless viewing experience while surprising them with new features and capabilities.
Engineering Managers at Philo lead by example, and are expected to write code and demonstrate best practices while also providing coaching, technical leadership, and insights within and across teams. We expect managers to split their time between hands-on technical project tasks (coding, designing, scoping, researching, etc.), and on team management and coaching, adjusting the ratio as needed depending on the team’s needs at any given time. We are seeking an enthusiastic Software Engineering Manager with a deep technical background building high-quality, high-engagement Android applications for TV and mobile. As a member of a growing team, you will serve as both a technical leader to help us build new features and as an internal subject matter expert on the Android platform.
<h4>Responsibilities:</h4>
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Provide technical leadership to members of the Android team, including input on system architecture and design tradeoffs.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Provide strong people management for the members of your team, including technical coaching, high quality feedback on performance, and career development.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Drive continuous improvements to the reliability, performance, and UI of the Android applications. In practice this means managing our tech debt backlog, and advocating for improvements as needed.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Manage day-to-day partnership operations with Google and Amazon. This includes working through technical integrations and ensuring that the app release process goes smoothly.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Help the team manage and plan for the application releases. We have a rotating release shepherd, who is a member of the Android team and is responsible for the nuts and bolts coordination of each release (every 2 weeks). In this role you would help guide the shepherd and make hard decisions about feature inclusion.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Monitor app performance and triage crashes, bugs and performance regressions as they arise.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Collaborate with internal stakeholders across marketing, support, design, product, and data science teams to ensure smooth feature delivery.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Own the best practices within the codebase; lead by example by improving the codebase and its supporting documentation as you go.</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Own and drive any hiring/recruiting needed for the growth of the team over time.</li>
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Qualifications:
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">8+ years of software development experience</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">3+ years of software engineering management experience</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with Kotlin, Coroutines, and their surrounding ecosystem</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience developing an Android app for TV platforms</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with Jetpack Compose</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with MVVM, MVI, and/or Clean Architecture</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience using SQL-based tools for application monitoring and alerting</li>
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Nice to have:
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with video playback and ExoPlayer</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with GraphQL-based APIs</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with TV Integration Framework</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience with cross device interoperability (e.g. casting)</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Experience building multi-modal experiences</li>
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The Android codebase uses MVI paradigms, and we are slowly adding Compose to our larger components. Of particular note, our business logic is largely encapsulated by a shared Kotlin Multiplatform Codebase, so for newer features, the business logic lives outside of the Android code.
More about Philo
At Philo, we’re a company that puts people first—both our subscribers and our team. Our philosophy is to empower our colleagues to do their best work while supporting each other in pursuing shared goals. We value pragmatism, pride in our work, and passion. Transparency and openness are fundamental to our company culture. We are committed to diversity and inclusion as we grow the Philo team and shape the future of TV. We believe that a diverse set of voices and perspectives on our team enables us to innovate faster and create the best experience for our subscribers.
Philo offers access to top-rated networks, including AMC, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, OWN, VH1, WE tv, and more, along with groundbreaking originals and blockbuster movies included with AMC+. Our service also includes 80+ free channels and premium add-ons like STARZ and MGM+.
Our extensive library boasts over 75,000 titles, and our unlimited DVR allows users to save their favorite shows and movies for up to a year, skipping ads for a seamless viewing experience. Stream on up to three devices simultaneously, whether on your phone, tablet, laptop, or TV using Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, Android TV, Vizio TV, or Chromecast.
Philo is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Cambridge, MA. Our leadership team includes a co-founder of Facebook and alums from Meraki and HBO, backed by NEA and industry partners like Discovery, Viacom, AMC, and A&E.
Join us at Philo and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of TV!
Status: Full-time 
Location: San Francisco, CA or remote within the U.S. 
Compensation: Includes annual salary between $162K – $240K depending on experience and location, company stock options and health benefits
We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. Philo is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that everyone does their best work when they are supported by each other and the company, and we offer a generous set of benefits to make sure the Philo team is happy and healthy. Here is a sampling of the benefits we offer our team:
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<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Flexible working hours</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">$2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">$5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">$1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">$500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco)</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Free Gympass subscription — an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">Dog-friendly office</li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2">And much more!</li>
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For California Residents: <a href="https://about.philo.com/ccpa-notice/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Philo’s CCPA Notice at Collection – Employees, Applicants, Owners, Directors, Officers and Contractors</a>
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Android Software Engineering Manager | Philo | Remote (United States)

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