Engineering Manager- Mobile

Job Description: Engineering Manager – Mobile

Location: Bengaluru

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Mobile to lead mobile engineering teams and drive the development of high-quality, scalable, and reliable digital products. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in native mobile application development, cloud-based architectures, and engineering leadership, along with a proven ability to manage complex projects, mentor technical teams, and align engineering initiatives with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Execution & Delivery

• Oversee the complete software development lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality mobile applications and backend services.
• Drive Agile execution across multiple sprints and releases, ensuring alignment with product priorities and business objectives.
• Define engineering roadmaps in collaboration with Product, Design, and Business teams.
• Lead initiatives focused on technical debt reduction, application scalability, performance optimization, and maintainability.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines through automation, testing, security, and observability enhancements.

2. Technical Leadership

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable native mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
• Provide technical guidance on mobile architecture, application performance, security, and engineering best practices.
• Drive the adoption of modern architectures, including microservices, event-driven systems, and API-first development.
• Collaborate with Principal Architects and engineering leadership to align technical strategies with organizational goals.
• Ensure seamless integration between mobile applications, RESTful APIs, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.

3. People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop mobile engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, career development discussions, and succession planning.
• Manage hiring, team growth, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Build and maintain a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive engineering culture.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product, Business, Design, and Architecture teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies and ensure effective collaboration across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with geographically distributed teams across different time zones.
• Manage stakeholder expectations while balancing delivery timelines, technical constraints, and business priorities.
• Drive engineering decisions that balance speed of delivery, scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

5. Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Ensure application reliability, availability, and performance through proactive monitoring and incident management.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Define and maintain security, performance, and availability SLAs in accordance with governance standards.
• Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and delivery risks.
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, development practices, and release management.

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of overall software engineering experience, including RESTful API development, server-side technologies, and cloud-based architectures.
• 7+ years of experience in native mobile application development, with strong expertise in Android and/or iOS platforms.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in dynamic, product-focused environments with complex technical and business requirements.
• Demonstrated success in building, scaling, and maintaining native mobile applications.
• Strong knowledge of mobile development technologies and frameworks, including Kotlin, Swift, and Firebase.
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and API integrations.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD automation, DevOps practices, automated testing, and modern software engineering tools.
• Strong understanding of mobile application security, performance optimization, and release management.

Required Soft Skills

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple dependencies and deliver high-quality releases.
• Strong risk management, issue resolution, and process improvement capabilities.
• Ability to align engineering priorities with business outcomes and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Education & Preferred Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with highly available, large-scale enterprise systems and performance-critical applications.
• Previous experience in retail technology, consumer-facing digital products, or cloud-native product development is preferred.

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