The Role
Lead and mentor a mobile engineering team to design, build, and modernize enterprise-grade iOS and Android platforms. Drive architecture, large-scale replatforming, reusable frameworks, AI-assisted tooling adoption, Agile delivery, cross-team collaboration, and high-quality releases.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are looking for an Engineering Manager, Mobile to lead our mobile engineering team and help shape the future of our mobile platform. This role is ideal for someone who is both a hands-on technical leader and an experienced engineering manager, with deep expertise in mobile development across iOS, Android, and cross-platform technologies (KMP, CMP).
You will guide the team through major technical initiatives including platform modernization, architectural design, and the integration of AI-assisted development tools, while building a high-performing engineering team and maintaining strong development practices.
This role requires someone who has personally built mobile systems at scale, successfully led codebase and platform transformations, and can help the team adopt modern development workflows including AI-enabled coding tools.
What You'll Do
Technical Leadership
- Lead the design and development of enterprise-grade mobile applications and platform systems.
- Architect scalable, stable, and secure mobile frameworks and platforms that support evolving product needs.
- Drive major architectural improvements, platform modernization, and codebase overhauls.
- Develop and maintain engineering standards, development practices, and reusable architectures across the mobile platform.
- Evaluate, select, and implement AI-assisted coding tools and development workflows to improve engineering productivity and quality.
Team Leadership
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of mobile engineers.
- Foster strong engineering culture through Agile development practices, technical excellence, and collaboration.
- Guide mobile engineers through complex technical decisions and ensure delivery of high-quality solutions.
- Support hiring, onboarding, and career development of engineers.
Delivery & Execution
- Work closely with other technical teams, product, design, and leadership teams to translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
- Plan and lead major engineering initiatives including replatforming efforts and large-scale refactors.
- Ensure engineering work is delivered using modern Agile methodologies.
- Review and approve architecture, designs, and code to maintain quality and performance standards.
Platform & Solution Development
- Develop and maintain software specifications, system designs, and technical documentation.
- Analyze software requirements and propose scalable solutions that integrate with existing systems.
- Lead development or modification of internal and third-party applications where required.
- Support testing strategies, system validation, and release readiness.
What You Bring
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant mobile development experience.
- 3+ years managing engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in mobile development across iOS, Android
- Experience with Kotlin, KMP, and CMP are required. RN is a bonus.
- Proven experience building or redesigning mobile architectures and frameworks from the ground up.
- Experience leading large-scale replatforming or codebase overhaul projects.
- Experience implementing AI-assisted development tools or AI coding workflows within engineering teams.
- Strong experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Expert knowledge of modern mobile development languages and frameworks.
- Strong background in object-oriented architecture and scalable system design.
- Experience developing reusable architectures and shared mobile frameworks.
- Ability to evaluate and implement new technologies that improve engineering velocity and quality.
- Strong technical mentorship and people leadership skills.
- Ability to balance hands-on technical depth with team leadership.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and leadership teams.
Why Join the Eventbase Team?
At Eventbase we value trust, respect and authenticity, and believe we are all better together. Joining the Eventbase team means you will enjoy a progressive work environment with some exceptional perks, including the option to go onsite at some of the largest events on the planet. We enjoy “No Meeting Fridays” and Eventbasers have the option to have every second Friday off, so you can have an extra 26 long weekends every year in addition to statutory holidays. We have a $1,250 annual professional development allocation, and a fund to set up your home office. We also offer comprehensive benefits including extended health care from your first day, a $1000 flexible health/wellness spending account, paid parental leave for all new parents, gender affirming care, and paid wellness health days. And of course we offer competitive market salaries and employee stock options too.
At Eventbase we work hard and smart, and take time to celebrate our wins. We are a remote-first organization, so you will never be required to work out of an office if it doesn’t work for you.
We’re proud of our diverse team: Eventbasers hail from all over the world, with many different backgrounds, cultures and interests. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected as their authentic selves, truly making us better together. By embracing our diverse backgrounds, we enhance the magic of live events and create unforgettable experiences.
*Please note that we strongly discourage the us of AI to apply for this role. We want to use these answers to evaluate you, not ChatGPT. In turn, our people (not AI) review each application that meets the requirements of the role.
*Please note that we strongly discourage the us of AI to apply for this role. We want to use these answers to evaluate you, not ChatGPT. In turn, our people (not AI) review each application that meets the requirements of the role.
About
Eventbase has set the gold standard for live event technology for more than a decade. We power mobile event apps for global brands including Salesforce, IBM, Cisco, SAP and Adobe. We also build official mobile apps for massive events including South By Southwest (SXSW), the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and we created official apps for three Olympic Games. Eventbase has been recognized with more awards than any other event app platform, including being named winner of “Best Event App” at the Event Technology Awards seven times. We are driven by our mission: to bring people together for the magic of live events, and we’re proud that our industry-leading products have been at the heart of exceptional live events around the world since 2009. Millions of attendees across thousands of events have held Eventbase’s product in their hand as they walked the conference floor, participated in sessions and interacted with others onsite. Our team has a track record of pioneering breakthrough live event technology, and there are more exciting innovations to come. The event industry is being reinvented in the wake of Covid-19, and Eventbase is uniquely positioned to play a key role in this new world of events. We’re moving forward with our vision to shape the future of live event experiences.Are you ready to join the industry leader in live event technology?
Skills Required
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant mobile development experience
- 3+ years managing engineering teams
- Deep expertise in mobile development across iOS and Android
- Experience with Kotlin, KMP, and CMP
- Experience building or redesigning mobile architectures and frameworks from the ground up
- Experience leading large-scale replatforming or codebase overhaul projects
- Experience implementing AI-assisted development tools or AI coding workflows
- Strong experience with Agile development methodologies
- Expert knowledge of modern mobile development languages and frameworks
- Strong background in object-oriented architecture and scalable system design
- Experience developing reusable architectures and shared mobile frameworks
- Strong technical mentorship and people leadership skills
- Ability to balance hands-on technical depth with team leadership
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and leadership teams
- React Native (RN) experience
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The Company
What We Do
Eventbase has set the gold standard for live event technology for more than a decade. We power mobile event apps for global brands including Salesforce, Cisco, SAP, Deloitte and Adobe. We also build official mobile apps for massive events including South By Southwest (SXSW), as well as three Olympic Games. Eventbase has been recognized with more awards than any other event app platform, including being named winner of “Best Event App” at the Event Technology Awards six times. We are driven by our mission: to bring people together for the magic of live events, and we’re proud that our industry-leading products have been at the heart of exceptional live events around the world since 2009. Millions of attendees across thousands of events have held Eventbase’s product in their hand as they walked the conference floor, participated in sessions and interacted with others onsite. Our team has a track record of pioneering breakthrough live event technology, and there are more exciting innovations to come. The event industry is being reinvented in the wake of Covid-19, and Eventbase is uniquely positioned to play a key role in this new world of events. We’re moving forward with our vision to shape the future of live event experiences.
