Engineering Manager - Mobile Development Job Washington area,District of Columbia USA,Software Development

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager – Mobile Development to lead iOS and Android engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, reliable and customer-focused mobile applications. This role combines people leadership, mobile technology expertise and delivery accountability while partnering with Product, UX, Architecture, Quality Engineering, Security and Platform teams.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop iOS, Android and cross-platform mobile engineers
Own mobile delivery across discovery, architecture, development, testing, release and production support
Partner with Product and UX teams to define roadmaps, priorities, estimates and release plans
Establish mobile architecture, coding standards and reusable development patterns
Guide decisions involving native iOS/Swift, Android/Kotlin and cross-platform frameworks such as React Native or Flutter
Ensure consistent user experiences across devices, operating-system versions and screen sizes
Oversee integrations with APIs, identity platforms, payments, analytics, notifications and third-party SDKs
Drive automated unit, integration, UI, accessibility, performance and security testing
Manage mobile CI/CD pipelines, code signing, certificates, provisioning profiles and environment configurations
Govern Apple App Store and Google Play submission, review, phased rollout and rollback processes
Monitor application performance, crash-free sessions, startup time, network reliability and customer feedback
Lead production-incident response, root-cause analysis and preventive improvements
Plan team capacity, hiring, onboarding, performance management and career development
Coordinate dependencies across distributed teams, platform groups and external vendors
Evaluate AI-assisted development and testing capabilities to improve mobile engineering productivity

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
Approximately 7+ years of software-development experience, including 5+ years in mobile development and 3+ years in engineering leadership
Expertise in either iOS/Swift or Android/Kotlin and working knowledge of the other platform
Experience managing mobile applications through Apple App Store and Google Play release processes
Understanding of mobile architecture patterns such as MVVM, Clean Architecture and modular design
Experience with REST/GraphQL APIs, authentication, secure storage, push notifications and mobile analytics
Knowledge of mobile CI/CD, automated testing, observability and application-security practices
Experience leading Agile, cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
Strong stakeholder-management, communication and problem-solving skills
Nice to have Background in financial services, payments or another regulated industry
Knowledge of mobile payment technologies, digital wallets, biometrics and device authentication
Experience with React Native, Flutter or Kotlin Multiplatform
Familiarity with App Store Connect, Google Play Console, Firebase, feature flags and mobile-release automation
Knowledge of OWASP Mobile Application Security standards