Engineering Manager, Mobile

About the role

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We're seeking an Engineering Manager, Mobile to lead the future of our mobile experiences at Replit. In this role, you'll build and manage a team that bridges design and engineering to create intuitive, performant mobile interfaces that make software creation accessible on any device. You'll guide your team in building production-ready frameworks and patterns that enable high-quality in-product experiences, ensuring users can create apps from their phones or tablets with the same power as desktop.

YOU WILL:

- Build, mentor, and grow a team of mobile design engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and design craftsmanship

- Define the technical vision and strategy for mobile design systems, establishing frameworks and patterns that ship to production and scale across iOS, Android, and responsive web

- Partner closely with design, product, and engineering leadership to prioritize mobile initiatives and ensure seamless collaboration between design and development teams

- Drive best practices for mobile-first development, ensuring your team builds production-grade patterns that deliver consistent, high-quality experiences while optimizing for performance

- Oversee the architecture of complex mobile UI components and systems, providing technical guidance and code review to maintain high standards

- Champion accessible, responsive interfaces through well-architected frameworks, and establish processes that improve mobile design-to-development workflow

- Balance hands-on technical contribution with people management, staying close enough to the code to guide architectural decisions

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- 3+ years of engineering management experience with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams, plus proven experience building production frameworks and component systems that scale across products

- Deep technical background with mobile development, including experience with some of the following: mobile-specific web APIs, native mobile development (Swift/Kotlin), React and React Native (or similar cross-platform frameworks), PWAs, mobile design patterns, and complex UI animations and gesture-based interactions

- Excellent communication skills to balance technical leadership with people management, including mentoring, performance management, and career development

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:

- Active Replit mobile user passionate about accessible software creation, with experience building or leading mobile design or developer tools teams

- Interest in AI on mobile devices and contributions to open-source mobile design systems or UI libraries