Mobile Application Engineering Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Mobile Application Engineering Manager based in the United States. This is a senior engineering leadership role focused on building reliable, mission-critical mobile applications that support first responders. You will lead and grow a team of mobile engineers while providing technical direction across iOS, Android, and hybrid mobile technologies. The role combines hands-on technical expertise with people management, architecture, roadmap planning, and cross-functional collaboration. You will partner closely with Product and other stakeholders to translate customer needs into a clear development roadmap and high-quality releases. A key focus will be building scalable, secure, offline-first mobile experiences where reliability and performance are essential. You will also establish engineering best practices, mentor technical talent, and guide strategic decisions around native versus cross-platform development. This fully remote opportunity is designed for an experienced engineering leader who wants to make a meaningful impact through technology. Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a team of mobile engineers, including conducting 1:1s, supporting career development, managing performance, hiring talent, and building a strong engineering culture. Set technical direction for mobile application development across iOS, Android, and hybrid or cross-platform technologies. Partner with Product and Product Management to translate customer and business requirements into actionable roadmaps and ensure the team delivers against agreed priorities. Lead the development of mission-critical, offline-first mobile applications with strong standards for reliability, security, performance, and usability. Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, architectural standards, development processes, and quality expectations. Review technical designs and guide architectural decisions involving MVVM, Clean Architecture, REST APIs, data synchronization, authentication, WebViews, and related mobile technologies. Support production issue management by using tools such as Instabug and Firebase to help triage incidents, identify root causes, and coach engineers through customer-impacting problems. Guide the team on debugging, performance optimization, memory management, and other complex technical challenges. Evaluate native, hybrid, and cross-platform approaches, including technologies such as Flutter, React Native, .NET MAUI, and Ionic/Capacitor, to inform build-versus-buy and technology strategy decisions. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to communicate progress, resolve dependencies, and ensure mobile initiatives align with broader organizational objectives. Requirements: 10+ years of hands-on experience developing native iOS applications using Swift, including at least 3 years in a formal engineering management or technical leadership position directly managing mobile engineers. Exposure to Android development, including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, or Android architecture components, with the ability to guide mixed iOS/Android teams and evaluate cross-platform trade-offs. Proven experience leading teams responsible for mission-critical, offline-first mobile applications. Strong knowledge of Swift 5.x, SwiftUI, UIKit, CoreData, CoreLocation, Background Tasks, Xcode, Git, Figma, and TestFlight. Experience with CI/CD and mobile automation tools such as Fastlane and GitHub Actions or comparable platforms. Working knowledge of RESTful services, JSON, authentication and authorization, data synchronization, and WebViews. Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns, particularly MVVM and Clean Architecture, with the ability to review designs and establish technical direction. Experience with automated testing, including XCTest and automated UI testing frameworks. Experience with hybrid or cross-platform framewo