
Manager, Software Engineering – Mobile Platform
Samsara
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $154,700 - $260,000 per year
About the role
- Define and evolve cross-platform strategy (Native vs React Native vs Compose/KMP)
- Improve build systems, CI times, and developer productivity
- Establish performance SLOs (launch time, page load, memory, crash-free sessions)
- Drive architectural simplification and reduce tech fragmentation
- Introduce AI-assisted SDLC tooling where impactful
- Ensure mobile scalability for IoT-heavy, real-time use cases
- Lead customer-facing feature development (e.g., messaging, fleet workflows)
- Partner closely with Product & Design to deliver high-quality mobile experiences
- Balance feature velocity with platform health
- Drive disciplined engineering practices (PR reviews, testing, observability)
- Manage ~13-14 engineers across 2 pods
- Hire and retain high-performing mobile engineers
- Develop senior ICs and future tech leads
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical rigor
- Coach engineers to improve system design and execution skills
- Establish measurable KPIs: Build time; CI stability; Crash-free rate; App startup latency; Feature cycle time
- Ensure predictable sprint delivery
- Improve incident response and reliability practices
- Maintain high engineering quality standards
- Debate architecture credibly with Staff engineers
- Know when to invest in platform vs product
- Lead large migrations or platform rebuilds
- Understand both developer experience and customer experience deeply
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in mobile engineering (Android/iOS)
- 3+ years of engineering management experience
- Deep experience in at least one native stack (Android or iOS)
- Strong understanding of cross-platform tradeoffs
- Experience improving performance (memory, startup, network, UI responsiveness)
- Familiarity with modern mobile CI/CD systems
Benefits
- health benefits
- employee-led remote and flexible working
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
mobile engineeringAndroidiOSReact NativeComposeKMPperformance optimizationCI/CDAI-assisted SDLC toolingsystem design
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingaccountabilitytechnical rigorcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingteam managementfeature prioritizationengineering discipline