Engineering Manager (Mobile Apps)

Quick Facts

• Role: Hands-on Engineering Manager for Mobile Apps (Resident App)

• Team size: 3–5 engineers

• Split: ~60% hands-on engineering / ~40% people leadership

• Focus: iOS and Android white-label apps, production delivery, reliability

Description

You will lead day-to-day development and people management for the Resident App, which supports residents through onboarding, leasing, and move-out. The role requires hands-on mobile engineering with React Native and Expo, GraphQL integration, and end-to-end release management for both the Apple App Store and Google Play. You’ll also own app reliability and coordinate responses when issues arise, working closely with Product and Design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team’s day-to-day work on the Resident App and contribute directly to building and improving it.

• Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and support professional growth.

• Partner with Product and Design to set priorities and align on what the team can deliver.

• Oversee updates across partner-branded apps from planning through launch, keeping stakeholders informed.

• Own reliability and information accuracy; coordinate issue response until resolution.

• Manage relationships with third-party vendors involved in the resident experience.

• Promote continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration across the team.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Company-paid Life/AD&D; short-term and long-term disability; term life insurance

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Retirement plan with 2% company match

• EAP

• Remote/hybrid opportunities

• Uncapped discretionary time off; sick leave; 14 paid holidays

• One-time remote work stipend

• Employee recognition program and employee-led groups (ELGs)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining mobile apps in production

• 2+ years in an engineering leadership role (e.g., Engineering Manager or Tech Lead) mentoring a small team

• Hands-on experience building iOS and Android apps with JavaScript, React, React Native, and Expo

• Experience shipping multiple white-label apps from a shared codebase

• Experience managing releases through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store (code signing, submissions, app review, rollouts)

• Experience integrating mobile apps with GraphQL APIs and developing backend services with Python and Django

• Experience using Datadog to monitor and troubleshoot production issues across mobile apps, backend services, and third-party integrations