About this role

Are you up for a challenge? We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers making mobile apps (Android & iOS) at a tech Scale-Up. At a pivotal moment for the company, you will lead the evolution of their software foundation as they expand into new connected products and ecosystem experiences.

As the Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and scale the software engineering team, directly shaping the technical foundation, culture, and practices required to deploy top-tier mobile software efficiently. Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, this is a hands-on leadership role where you will drive architecture, participate in code reviews, and steer critical technical decisions.

A core focus of this position will be pioneering AI-assisted development practices to accelerate team velocity and elevate code quality.

Working closely with Product, UX, Hardware, and Marketing, you will serve as the bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities:

Engineering Leadership: Manage and mentor a cross-functional engineering team (iOS, Android, and QA), taking full ownership of core mobile application experiences, including IoT device pairing, syncing, OTA updates, and onboarding.
Modernize Engineering Practices: Drive a cultural and technical shift by introducing AI-assisted development, modern tooling, and agile engineering practices to optimize daily delivery.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner as a key peer alongside Digital Product Management and UX Design to ensure engineering, design, and product strategies are deeply integrated.
Hardware-Software Integration: Engage early with Hardware Engineering teams to influence connectivity and interaction decisions upstream, ensuring seamless digital execution downstream before hardware specs are locked.
Ecosystem & Infrastructure: Collaborate with Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), Marketing, and central IT/Data teams to build shared frameworks, platform efficiencies, and cohesive omni-channel user experiences.
Technical Governance: Maintain a strong stance on data architecture, security, and scalability. Establish clear engineering standards for application performance, reliability, and automated testing.
Talent Development: Attract, grow, and retain top-tier engineering talent, cultivating a curious, high-performing team that takes pride in shipping quality products.

Requirements

This is what you will need to be successful in this role:

Proven Mobile Leadership: Experience leading mobile software engineering teams within a fast-paced, consumer product or consumer hardware environment.
Hands-on Transformation Catalyst: A leader who stays close to the code, leads by example, and possesses a strong vision for how AI-assisted development can amplify a lean team's capabilities.
Full-Stack & Cloud Fluency: A solid understanding of backend systems, cloud infrastructure (specifically GCP), and backend-as-a-service platforms (like Firebase) to guide system design trade-offs and seamless mobile-to-cloud integrations.
Exceptional Communicator: Ability to navigate conversations effortlessly between hardware engineers, marketing teams, and software developers to build alignment without unnecessary bureaucracy.
Architecture & Security Focus: A disciplined approach to data architecture, privacy, and scalable systems from day one.
Startup Agility: Thrives in a collaborative environment where product, design, and engineering operate as equals, and is energized by turning constraints into creative technical solutions.