Mobile Team Lead; stack: React Native, React, JS, TS

Overview

80% tech leadership + hands on, 20% people management

Panda Doc is looking for a Team Lead to join our Application Platform track - Mobile Team, focusing on mobile architecture and core UX foundations
. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll guide the team, shape the mobile architecture, and contribute directly to building the Panda Doc mobile apps.

You will lead a team of talented engineers, set technical direction, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions. You will also mentor engineers, help define career paths, and create an environment where your team can thrive while delivering impactful work.

As a Team Lead for Mobile team
, you will balance technical ownership and team leadership
, making key architectural decisions while ensuring the team delivers efficiently and reliably.

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Own and evolve the architecture of Panda Doc’s mobile applications across different platforms (
  iOS, Android
  ) on React Native
• Drive technical decisions and set standards for code quality, testing, performance, and cross-team integrations.
• Develop shared infrastructure, libraries, and components to be used across multiple teams.
• Improve developer experience, tooling, workflows, and CI/CD pipelines for mobile development.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineering leads to translate product strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps.
• Balance tech debt and new feature development while maintaining high reliability and performance.

Team Leadership & Growth

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance on career growth, skill development, and technical challenges.
• Establish effective processes for team delivery, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
• Set ambitious goals and help your team achieve them.
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top mobile engineering talent.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with track leadership to contribute to company- and track-wide initiatives.
• Partner with product, design, and QA teams to ensure the mobile experience aligns with Panda Doc’s strategy and customer needs.
• Drive continuous improvement across mobile engineering practices, ensuring efficiency and predictability.

• 8+ years of engineering experience
  , with significant experience in mobile development and hands-on coding.
• Proven experience leading mobile architecture and cross-platform solutions (React Native, iOS, Android).
• Strong knowledge of React, Type Script, modern Java Script , and mobile development best practices.
• Experience building shared libraries, UI components, navigation frameworks, or developer tooling
  .
• Previously contributed to delivery processes and improving engineering efficiency.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to influence and mentor engineers.
• Experienced in working in a product organization
  , balancing business and technical priorities.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-changing environment and is customer- and product-focused.
• Hands-on problem solver who can balance technical execution with team leadership responsibilities.

Panda Doc empowers over 50,000 organizations to streamline document workflows and accelerate growth. Our mobile applications are a key part of our platform, enabling customers to create, manage, and sign documents seamlessly.

• Remote-friendly, distributed worldwide
• Emphasis on work-life balance
  , integrity, and transparency
• Creative team bonding and a collaborative, inclusive environment

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 6 self-care days
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Flexible work location

Panda Doc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal treatment of all employees without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other basis protected by law.

Approval Requirement

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our HR Team. The HR Team at Panda Doc requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not contact Panda Doc employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Panda Doc.