Sr. Manager, Software Engineer - Mobile

Panera Bread•Saint Louis, LA

5d•$127,461 - $152,953•Hybrid

About The Position

At Panera Bread, you will lead the engineering teams behind one of the most widely used mobile experiences in the restaurant industry, across a digital commerce portfolio backed by a large physical restaurant footprint. The problems are complex and highly visible, and the organization is built so every engineer sees the impact of their work. This is an Android-first leadership role and requires strong, hands-on Android native experience. You will lead the Android team from day one setting technical direction, raising engineering standards, and owning delivery. Within your first 3–6 months, you will expand to manage and own delivery for the iOS and React Native teams as well, growing into full ownership of mobile engineering as both people leader and technical leader. You will partner with our Mobile Principal Architect on architecture decisions and platform strategy. You will represent mobile in highly technical forums, translate product requirements into clear technical direction, and work with third party partners from enterprise vendors to emerging providers, alongside a first class team of engineers, product managers, and designers building features guests notice and that move the business.

Requirements

10+ years of professional mobile development experience with strong, hands-on Android native experience, and increasing leadership responsibility
Ready to take on management, ownership, and delivery for the iOS and React Native teams within the first 3–6 months, in addition to leading Android
Proven experience leading engineering teams and owning delivery outcomes
Strong foundation in scalable, maintainable software design and architecture
Deep proficiency in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android SDKs, Git, and Android build tooling
Working knowledge of Java and XML layouts to support and maintain legacy code
Hands-on experience with modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM/MVP) and threading models
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models and tooling (e.g., Jira)
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across product, design, and platform teams
Experience building or maintaining ADA-compliant Android applications
Familiarity with app store release management and phased rollouts at scale
Experience establishing testing and quality standards, including automated unit and UI test coverage and code review practices
Experience owning production support for consumer mobile apps, including crash reporting, performance monitoring, and incident response (Crashlytics, Datadog, New Relic, or equivalent)
Familiarity with mobile security and compliance practices, including secure token handling, payment data considerations, and app store privacy requirements
Strong experience integrating REST APIs and partnering with backend, middleware, and platform teams

Nice To Haves

Experience with iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and/or cross-platform frameworks such as React Native, in addition to Android
Experience with automated testing strategies
Experience with dependency injection frameworks and background services
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mobile (e.g., Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions)
Experience with app performance monitoring and crash reporting tools (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics, Datadog)

Responsibilities

Accountable for the performance, delivery, and technical health of the Android engineering team, expanding to own the iOS and React Native teams within the first 3–6 months
Operates with broad autonomy within defined product and platform strategy
Translates organizational goals into team-level execution plans and measurable outcomes
Acts as a people leader first, while remaining deeply fluent in mobile engineering practices, with a strong Android foundation
Owns the delivery and stability of mobile code in production, including release quality, performance, and platform reliability
Owns and evolves the mobile technical roadmap, balancing feature delivery with technical investment and platform health
Owns the overall effectiveness, engagement, delivery, and growth of the Android engineering team, extending to the iOS and React Native teams as ownership transitions in
Leads and develops engineers across varying experience levels, including senior ICs
Sets clear expectations for performance, behaviors, and engineering standards
Owns hiring outcomes, including pipeline strategy, interview design, and final talent recommendations
Accountable for onboarding, coaching, performance feedback, and career progression
Provides technical direction and architectural guidance for Android applications, extending across iOS and React Native as scope grows
Facilitates and guides technical design discussions, trade-off analyses, and solution decisions
Ensures consistent adoption of mobile engineering best practices, architecture patterns, and coding standards
Partners with enterprise and platform architects to ensure mobile solutions align with broader system strategy
Evaluates new tools, frameworks, and technologies and determines practical adoption paths for the team
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot) to improve engineering productivity
Experience integrating LLMs or AI APIs (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) into application features or workflows
Accountable for predictable, high-quality delivery of Android initiatives, expanding to iOS and React Native as those teams transition in
Partners with Product and Design leaders to translate business objectives into executable feature plans
Manages scope, sequencing, and dependencies; proposes MVP or phased approaches to maximize value delivery
Balances feature development with technical investment and platform stability
Escalates delivery risks, trade-offs, and timeline impacts with clarity and data