Manager, Software Engineering - Mobile Platform

About the role:

We are looking for a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead two high-impact mobile pods:

1. Mobile Platform – Owns cross-platform strategy, build systems, CI/CD, performance optimization, reliability, observability, and architectural evolution.


2. Mobile Product – Owns end-customer feature development (e.g., messaging, workflows, dashboards) with high product velocity and quality.

This leader will balance long-term architectural rigor with near-term product delivery, ensuring Samsara’s mobile apps are scalable & performant while providing intuitive & delightful experiences for customers operating in the physical world.

This role requires strong technical judgment, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to build a culture of engineering excellence. This role reports to the VP, Engineering and supports 13-14 engineers

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US or Canada.

In this role, you will own: 

1. Mobile Platform Strategy

• Define and evolve cross-platform strategy (Native vs React Native vs Compose/KMP)


• Improve build systems, CI times, and developer productivity


• Establish performance SLOs (launch time, page load, memory, crash-free sessions)


• Drive architectural simplification and reduce tech fragmentation


• Introduce AI-assisted SDLC tooling where impactful


• Ensure mobile scalability for IoT-heavy, real-time use cases

2. Product Delivery Excellence

• Lead customer-facing feature development (e.g., messaging, fleet workflows)


• Partner closely with Product & Design to deliver high-quality mobile experiences


• Balance feature velocity with platform health


• Drive disciplined engineering practices (PR reviews, testing, observability)

3. Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Manage ~13-14 engineers across 2 pods


• Hire and retain high-performing mobile engineers


• Develop senior ICs and future tech leads


• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical rigor


• Coach engineers to improve system design and execution skills

4. Operational & Execution Excellence

• Establish measurable KPIs:
  
  
  
  
  • Build time; CI stability; Crash-free rate; App startup latency; Feature cycle time
  
  
  
  


• Ensure predictable sprint delivery


• Improve incident response and reliability practices


• Maintain high engineering quality standards

5. This is not just a people manager. This is a technical EM who:

• Can debate architecture credibly with Staff engineers


• Knows when to invest in platform vs product


• Has led large migrations or platform rebuilds


• Understands both developer experience and customer experience deeply

Minimum requirements for the role:

1. Technical Leadership

• 8+ years of experience in mobile engineering (Android/iOS)


• 3+ years of engineering management experience


• Deep experience in at least one native stack (Android or iOS)


• Strong understanding of cross-platform tradeoffs


• Experience improving performance (memory, startup, network, UI responsiveness)


• Familiarity with modern mobile CI/CD systems

2. Organizational Impact

• Proven track record leading platform modernization initiatives


• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders


• Experience managing multi-team technical migrations


• Strong written communication (RFCs, technical strategy docs)

3. Leadership Traits

• High technical bar


• Strong ownership mindset


• Bias toward data-driven decisions


• Comfortable navigating ambiguity


• Balances long-term architecture with short-term delivery


• Mentors engineers to raise collective capability
  
  

An ideal candidate:

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform / React Native / Compose Multiplatform


• Experience with AI-assisted development workflows


• Experience working in IoT or real-time systems