Mobile App Engineering Manager

Overview

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

As the Manager of the Lucid Mobile Application, you will lead a team responsible for building the iOS / Android application that power Lucid’s next-generation electric vehicles. In this leadership role, you will lead a team building iOS / Android apps, overseeing the full SDLC, defining architecture, managing timelines, ensuring code quality, mentoring developers, and acting as a liaison between product/engineering, focusing on strategy, team growth, and delivering high-quality, performant mobile experiences aligned with business goals.

• Apply deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design to drive technical excellence.
• Conduct and lead design reviews and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Plan, manage, and deliver complex mobile software projects from inception to deployment.
• Define and implement mobile app strategies, including technology selection and architecture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, data engineering, and quality assurance teams to align mobile app initiatives with Lucid’s business goals.
• Establish and refine engineering processes, promote best practices, and drive team growth and effectiveness.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in latest software development principles, capabilities and limitations of iOS / Android platform
• Expert in Swift and Swift
  
  UI or Kotlin with a solid understanding of modern design patterns
• Experience with iOS or Android Frameworks
• Proficient in iOS or Android development tools – Xcode, GIT, LLDB, Android Studio and others
• Familiarity with Push Notifications, backend APIs, and cloud messaging
• Experience with unit testing
• Experience with using Agile/Scrum methodology for software development
• Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and system design
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent) and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud monitoring, and observability tools
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Lead and mentor a dynamic team, including potential offshore developers

Additional Desired

Skills:

• Deep knowledge of Bluetooth LE, NFC, or UWB

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams and managing large-scale cloud projects
• Ability to set technical direction, mentor engineers, and enforce high engineering standards
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to drive software development processes and guide teams toward successful delivery

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide…