Mobile Engineering Manager — Lead iOS/Android, Scale & Ship

Talabat Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

talabat is seeking a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead one of our mobile teams (iOS and Android). You will own the delivery of features used by millions, maintain high technical standards, and drive a culture of XP practices. This is a hands‑on leadership role with 6–10 engineers, collaborating closely with product, design, and backend teams.

You’ll guide architecture decisions, release quality, and developer growth, while aligning with talabat’s strategic product goals and delivery cadence.

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on mobile engineering experience (iOS, Android, or cross‑platform).
• 2+ years leading and managing mobile engineering teams (hiring, performance, career development).
• Experience shipping mobile apps at scale (100K+ DAU) focused on performance and UX.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 6–10 mobile engineers team (iOS and Android) through planning, building, and shipping features.
• Own mobile release quality — drive testing strategy, monitor crash rates and performance metrics, and maintain release cadence.
• Partner with product managers and designers to shape what gets built, balancing user impact with technical feasibility.
• Make architectural decisions on mobile patterns (modularisation, DI, reactive patterns, navigation).
• Coach engineers through regular 1:1s and pairing sessions to support growth.
• Manage cross‑team dependencies with backend, platform, and infra groups.
• Contribute to talabat mobile engineering standards and practices across the org.

Skills

Mobile engineering

Team leadership

Architectural decisions

TDD / XP

CI/CD mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Swift/SwiftUI

Kotlin/Jetpack

Job description

talabat is seeking a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead one of our mobile teams (iOS and Android). You will own the delivery of features used by millions, maintain high technical standards, and drive a culture of XP practices. This is a hands‑on leadership role with 6–10 engineers, collaborating closely with product, design, and backend teams.

You’ll guide architecture decisions, release quality, and developer growth, while aligning with talabat’s strategic product goals and delivery cadence.