Engineering Manager – Frontend (Mobile & Web Platforms)

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Frontend Engineering Manager to lead our mobile and web frontend teams across Android, iOS, React Native, and Next.js.
The ideal candidate will have deep, recent hands-on React Native experience, a strong native iOS and Android development background, and production experience building or leading Next.js web applications.
This role combines technical leadership, people management, and architectural decision-making to modernize our mobile platform and align it with our React-based web experience while ensuring continuity of existing functionality and user experience.

1. Must-have technical skills
Skill Required experience / focus Priority
React Native 3+ years, hands-on production experience Critical
Next.js Production web application development Critical
React.js Strong frontend development High
TypeScript Strong experience across mobile and web High
iOS Swift / Objective-C High
Android Kotlin / Java High
Mobile Architecture React Native architecture, Native Bridge High
TurboModules / JSI Native-to-React Native integration High
Leadership 2+ years managing engineering teams Critical

2. Additional technical skills
Look for experience with:
• Mobile: React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Android SDK, iOS SDK.
• Frontend: React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Architecture: Brownfield Migration, Native Module Bridging, MVVM, Clean Architecture.
• State Management: Redux, MobX, React Query, Context API.
• CI/CD: Fastlane, Bitrise, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
• Monitoring: Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry, New Relic.
• Testing: Jest, Detox, XCTest, Espresso, Playwright.
• Web Performance: SSR, SSG, Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse.

3. Leadership skills
The candidate should demonstrate:
• Engineering Manager / Frontend Engineering Manager experience.
• Managed mobile and web engineering teams.
• Architecture and technical decision-making.
• Team mentoring, hiring and performance management.
• Sprint planning and delivery ownership.
• Experience working with Product, Design, QA and Backend teams.

4. Ideal candidate profile
Best-fit candidate
Someone with:
• 8–12+ years overall software development experience.
• 3+ years React Native hands-on experience.
• Strong Next.js and React production experience.
• Both native iOS and Android exposure.
• 2+ years Engineering Manager / Technical Lead experience.
• Experience migrating native applications to React Native.

Important: Don’t shortlist someone who is purely an Android Engineering Manager or purely a React.js Web Engineering Manager. The client needs someone who understands mobile and web platforms together.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of frontend engineers working across Android, iOS, React Native, and Next.js.
• Own the technical strategy and roadmap for migrating legacy native mobile applications (Android/Kotlin/Java and iOS/Swift/Objective-C) into a unified React Native codebase, preferably using an incremental brownfield approach.
• Oversee the Next.js web frontend, including architecture decisions involving server-side rendering, static generation, client-side rendering, routing, data fetching, and web performance.
• Drive code and design-system sharing between React Native and Next.js where appropriate, including shared TypeScript business logic, API clients, design tokens, and component patterns.
• Define and enforce best practices for incremental migration while minimizing disruption to existing application functionality, performance, and release schedules.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineering teams to align technical execution with business and user experience goals.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and code quality standards for hybrid native/React Native applications and Next.js web applications.
• Drive decisions on native module bridging, third-party library evaluation, and platform-specific technical challenges during migration.
• Manage sprint planning, technical estimations, and delivery timelines across mobile and web initiatives.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance on architecture, performance optimization, and application stability.
• Oversee native-to-React Native integration, including navigation bridging, TurboModules/JSI, and lifecycle handoff.
• Own production monitoring, crash analytics, and performance metrics, including App Store and Play Store ratings, crash-free rates, mobile load times, Core Web Vitals, SEO health, and web performance.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and career development of mobile and web engineers.
• Stay current with Android/iOS platform updates, React Native and Next.js releases, and developments across the React ecosystem.

Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience in mobile/frontend software development, with at least 2 years in a people management or technical leadership role.
• 3+ years of deep, recent hands-on React Native experience, including production applications at consumer scale.
• Strong working knowledge of native Android development (Kotlin/Java) and native iOS development (Swift/Objective-C).
• Hands-on production experience with Next.js and React for web applications, including server-side rendering or static generation, routing, data fetching, and deployment.
• Strong TypeScript skills across mobile and web codebases.
• Solid understanding of React Native architecture, native module bridging, and hybrid application performance.
• Familiarity with native module/bridge and TurboModule/JSI patterns.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD tools such as Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Experience with web deployment pipelines such as Vercel, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with Apple App Store and Google Play Console release processes.
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, MVP, MVC, Clean Architecture) and state management tools such as Redux, MobX, Context API, and React Query.
• Experience with performance profiling, crash reporting, and monitoring tools such as Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry, and New Relic.
• Familiarity with web performance tools such as Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience leading or executing brownfield migrations by integrating React Native into existing native mobile applications.
• Experience defining phased/incremental migration strategies, including screen-by-screen or module-by-module rollouts.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise or consumer-facing mobile and web environments.
• Experience sharing code, design systems, or monorepo tooling across React Native and Next.js, such as Nx, Turborepo, or shared component libraries.
• Familiarity with Next.js App Router, React Server Components, and SEO best practices.
• Familiarity with GraphQL/REST API integration and mobile/web security best practices.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Detox, XCTest, Espresso, Jest, Playwright, or Cypress.
• Exposure to WCAG accessibility standards for mobile and web applications.
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid engineering teams.
• Familiarity with native UI framework interoperability patterns, including UIKit and SwiftUI.