
Senior Engineering Manager, Mobile Platform
Homebase (YC W21)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $230,000 - $270,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and grow the Mobile Platform team, including senior engineers and/or engineering managers, with a focus on high standards, clarity, and sustainable velocity.
- Define and evolve the mobile platform strategy across iOS and Android, including shared architecture, tooling, CI/CD, testing frameworks, release processes, and performance foundations.
- Partner closely with Mobile Product, Design, Data, and AI teams to enable faster experimentation and delivery of customer-facing features.
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted development workflows across mobile engineering (e.g., code generation, testing, debugging, release validation), measuring impact on quality and speed.
- Ensure mobile foundations support Homebase’s transition toward agentic, AI-powered mobile experiences.
- Stay close to the details—reviewing designs, unblocking complex technical challenges, and helping teams make high-quality decisions quickly.
- Build strong in-office collaboration habits that strengthen trust, learning, and execution across hubs.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant depth in mobile (iOS and/or Android) and platform or infrastructure-style teams.
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, including managing senior engineers and/or managers.
- Proven experience building shared platforms, frameworks, or developer tooling that scales across multiple product teams.
- Strong systems thinking and architectural judgment, especially in fast-moving product environments.
- Clear, direct communicator who balances empathy with decisiveness.
- AI Fluency (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to retool team workflows using AI and automation, with clear examples of measured impact (speed, quality, or reliability).
Benefits
- Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options
- Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service)
- Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
- Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
- Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days
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Hard Skills & Tools
mobile developmentiOSAndroidCI/CDtesting frameworkscode generationdebuggingrelease validationplatform architecturedeveloper tooling
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationempathydecisivenesssystems thinkingcollaborationproblem-solvingtrust buildingdecision makingadaptability