Mobile Engineering Manager

Motorola Solutions•Culver City, CA

23h

About The Position

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview Motorola's Access Control Division's, Avigilon Alta, mission is to improve your workday with smart office technology at your front door. We are looking for candidates who can help us build, scale and innovate as we develop our industry leading platform for access control and office automation. Strong analytical and software skills are a must in order to join our team, and we are particularly seeking candidates with experience and skills in multiple technologies, in order to contribute broadly to our team-centric approach to product development. We're looking for a Mobile Engineering Manager who has a passion for innovation, technology, and quality. The Mobile Engineering team builds and maintains a suite of mobile applications that drive end-user and admin functionality for our access control system. Our end-user mobile apps allow customers to open doors hands-free and to interface via video with our readers at the door. Our admin app allows installers to set up their hardware devices, which we also make in-house, and manage administration functionality. In this role, you'll be focusing on working with the teams that are involved in the development of features within our apps, as well as focusing on execution, deployment and quality of our apps. You’ll be instrumental in helping us scale the team, and drive process and automation where needed to be able to execute and release code for our apps that perform millions of unlocks a day for users around the world. If you're passionate about mobile apps, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, Release Manager, or similar role within a mobile application environment
Leading a small team of software/mobile engineers successfully accomplishing established goals.
7+ years prior hands-on experience developing on mobile platforms with technologies such as Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, and React Native.
Understanding of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management.
Experience with developing and distributing mobile SDK's.
Experience with cloud technologies, Restful APIs, and relational databases is helpful.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and preventative measures.
Extensive experience understanding mobile app metrics (e.g., performance, adoption, usage trends), crash reports, and logging to proactively identify and address current and potential future issues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and can build strong relationships across departments.
Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality, stable releases.
7+ years of experience in mobile development
2+ years of experience leading a team of engineers
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.
Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with hardware and Bluetooth technology.
Knowledge of network protocols and IoT devices.
Familiarity with access control systems or security products.
Familiarity with video streaming and related technologies.

Responsibilities

Manage a Small Team: Lead and work with a team of talented mobile engineers to accomplish strategic goals aligned with the services, features, and functionality we deliver for our core access product.
Release Management: Drive the planning, execution, and communication of code and configuration releases for mobile apps.
Process Improvements: Continuously identify and implement improvements to our release processes, tools, and methodologies, including customer-facing interfaces and processes.
Technical Improvements: As a technical manager who has had hands-on development experience in the past, leverage deep technical expertise to architect and guide the strategic direction of our mobile app software and internal tooling.
QA Collaboration: Partner closely with our Quality Assurance team to provide them with the necessary configurations and environments to thoroughly evaluate system health with new code deployments.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Work collaboratively with engineering, product, and support teams to align on release schedules and priorities.
Mobile App Health Monitoring: Proactively monitor the health and performance of our released mobile apps, identifying trends and addressing any issues promptly.