Engineering Manager, Streaming Apps - Android

Red Bull North America
United States, California, Santa Monica
Jun 24, 2025
The global Red Bull Digital Products & Services technology team is responsible for building, launching, and maintaining cutting edge technology solutions to support all global consumer-facing digital products such as streaming platforms like Red Bull TV, Mobile Apps & Games, RedBull.com as well as pushing the brand forward by staying on the cutting edge of Emerging Technologies. The Engineering Manager, Streaming Apps Android leads the development of premium native applications for the Android ecosystem (Android Mobile and Android TV/Amazon Fire TV) within Red Bull's digital products portfolio. This role is responsible for managing both internal and third-party engineering teams to deliver high-quality, performant applications that support multiple customers through a shared, modular codebase. Working directly with the Director of Engineering for Streaming Apps, this position ensures rapid, predictable weekly deployments while maintaining exceptional quality standards and user satisfaction across all Android client applications. The Engineering Manager oversees the implementation of Red Bull's multi-tenant application architecture, ensuring robust feature flagging, configurability, and reusable components that power premium digital experiences. This role drives technical excellence through the adoption of cutting-edge Android frameworks, swift troubleshooting, and 24/7 incident response capabilities, while fostering close collaboration with design, QA, and stakeholder teams to deliver consistent, exceptional results across both Google Play Store and Amazon App Store platforms. EXPERIENCE Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role: 10+ years of software development experience with 4+ years focusing on native Android applications (Android Mobile, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV) 5+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 5+ developers Strong understanding of Android's development ecosystem including Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, Material Design, and latest Android frameworks Experience developing and maintaining modular, multi-tenant application architectures Proven track record implementing complex features such as video streaming, authentication, push notifications, and in-app purchases Demonstrated ability to manage both internal and external development resources effectively Experience with agile development methodologies and weekly deployment cycles Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and quality assurance processes Excellent troubleshooting and incident management skills Ability to balance technical excellence with business requirements and delivery timelines Experience integrating multiple third-party SDKs and services Experience with publishing and maintaining applications on both Google Play Store and Amazon App Store Strong communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent through proven working experience Fluent in English, additional language skills an advantage Ability to participate in 24/7/365 on-call rotation and incident response Travel 0-10% Permanent Benefits eligible