Manager - Mobile Software Engineering

Alliance Laundry System•Ripon, WI

About The Position

The Mobile Software Engineering Manager will lead a dedicated mobile engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality native iOS and Android applications across our digital product ecosystem—including consumer-facing apps, enterprise tools, and applications that communicate with edge gateway devices. This role blends people management, technical leadership, and delivery ownership, with primary focus on team development, sprint execution, and engineering excellence.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant mobile development focus
3+ years of engineering leadership experience (team lead, tech lead, or people manager)
Native mobile development experience required (iOS with Swift, Android with Kotlin)
Experience with mobile-to-device communication patterns required, including BLE, local WiFi connectivity, and offline-first architectures
Deep understanding of native iOS (Swift, UIKit/SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) development
Experience with mobile app architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularization)
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and mobile networking patterns
Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
Familiarity with app store submission processes, TestFlight, and staged rollouts
Demonstrated prior experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, GitHub Copilot) in engineering work
Ability to coach and mentor engineers on effective AI-augmented development workflows
Competency evaluating AI-generated code quality during reviews
Experience designing team processes that incorporate AI tooling effectively
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field. Equivalent experience considered

Nice To Haves

React Native experience preferred (legacy codebase transition)
Experience with cross-platform frameworks (React Native)
Experience with mobile analytics & crash reporting tools (PostHog, Sentry, etc.)
Trunk-based development as the primary branching strategy

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mobile engineers through coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development
Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architecture decisions, and debugging escalations—serving as an escalation point for complex technical challenges
Own sprint planning, delivery execution, and predictable delivery outcomes in partnership with Product and Architecture
Define and enforce mobile engineering best practices across coding standards, documentation, scalability, performance, and maintainability
Own quality strategy across the development lifecycle—defining testing standards (unit, UI, integration), coverage expectations, and CI/CD quality gates
Own the full mobile release lifecycle including App Store Connect (iOS) and Google Play Console (Android) management, submission processes, and release coordination
Lead development of applications that communicate with edge gateway/IoT devices via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), local WiFi, and offline-tolerant architectures
Collaborate with product managers, architects, firmware teams, backend engineers, and other stakeholder groups to align on priorities and milestones
Drive platform modernization efforts, maintaining current iOS and Android SDK adoption
Promote DevSecOps concepts, mobile CI/CD automation, and secure-by-design engineering practices
Conduct technical interviews and evaluate candidate technical skills
Maintain strong communication channels across technical and non-technical teams
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement