Senior Manager - Technology

firstsourc; Mumbai; Remote; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown seeks a Tech Lead Mobile (React Native) to own the mobile technology roadmap, architecture governance, vendor collaboration and release management. The role focuses on mentoring engineers, improving team capability, and driving maintainability of mobile apps at scale.

The candidate should have 7+ years in React Native with native iOS/Android knowledge, strong TS/JS skills, and experience delivering production-grade mobile applications across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on React Native experience with enterprise-scale apps.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS & TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean, Modular).
• State management libraries (Redux, Zustand/Recoil, Context API).
• Mobile security best practices and data protection standards.
• CI/CD pipelines (Fastlane, GH Actions, ADO).
• End-to-end mobile lifecycle including deployment and production support.
• App Store/Play Store releases and compliance requirements.
• API integration, offline storage, caching and synchronization.
• Observability and performance optimization for mobile apps.
• REST APIs and backend integration patterns.
• Open-Source exposure and collaboration tools (GitHub/ADO).
• Design & coding best practices (Sonar/GHA S).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Build redundancy to avoid key-person dependency.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of mobile release management (App Store/Play Store).
• Own technical governance of vendor-delivered code and architecture.
• Collaborate with backend teams to deliver robust mobile solutions.
• Adhere to mobile security best practices and compliance.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs with stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers through code/design reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Drive agile delivery, planning, documentation and risk mitigation.
• Troubleshoot mobile performance and cross-device issues.
• Stay updated with iOS/Android platform updates and optimizations.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

Mobile architecture

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub/ADO

App Store/Play Store

Mobile security

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub

ADO

Fastlane

SonarQube

GHAS

Job description

Position Title: Tech Lead Mobile (React Native)

Experience: 7+ years

Location: Bangalore/Remote

POSITION SUMMARY AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Position Summary :

The role will own the mobile application technology roadmap, architecture governance, vendor collaboration, platform stability, release management and long-term maintainability of the organization's mobile applications. The individual will also play a key role in mentoring engineers, improving team capability and driving succession planning.

This role requires strong expertise in React Native-based mobile platform development with working knowledge of native iOS and Android ecosystems , a solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns with leadership & collaboration skills to mentor & guide team of developers.

The ideal candidate is passionate about mobile technology, thrives in collaborative environments and has a proven track record of delivering high-quality mobile applications at-scale with good communication & collaboration skills.

Responsibilities :

• End-to-end ownership of mobile release management, App Store/Play Store publishing, compliance, monitoring, crash analytics and production support.

• Own technical governance of vendor-delivered code, ensuring architecture compliance, documentation completeness, code quality and effective knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate with backend teams and leverage APIs, databases and integration patterns to deliver robust mobile solutions.
• Good understanding and experience with governance & information security best practices for mobile applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, stakeholders & SMEs to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design reviews, pair programming and knowledge sharing sessions. Drive capability development and succession planning for critical application components.

• Drive agile delivery through effective planning, release management, documentation, risk mitigation and stakeholder collaboration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex mobile performance, compatibility, and production issues across devices and OS versions.

• Stay current with mobile platform updates (iOS/Android releases) and proactively identify upgrade and optimization opportunities.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT - (Provide approx numbers of direct/indirect reports and indicate exempt/nonexempt employees; the level/degree of supervision provided)

Does this position have direct report responsibility? þ Yes No

If Yes, Number of Exempt and Non-Exempt level employees _____ Exempt _____Non-Exempt

Please describe in some detail the level of supervision provided:

Responsible for technical leadership of mobile engineering team including mentoring, capability building, succession planning, performance coaching and engineering best practices

REQUIRED SKILLS

Must Have

• Minimum 6+ years hands-on (recent) experience on React Native with delivery of enterprise-scale mobile applications.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS & TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Mobile application architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, Modular Architecture)
• State management libraries (Redux, Zustand/Recoil, Context API)
• Mobile Security (Secure storage, Authentication mechanisms, OAuth/OIDC, Mobile security best practices, Data protection standards)
• Mobile CI/CD pipelines / Fastlane / GH Actions or ADO pipelines.
• Strong hands‑on experience across the full mobile application lifecycle including architecture, development, testing, deployment, performance optimization and production support
• Experience managing App Store and Play Store releases, certifications and compliance requirements.
• API integration, offline storage, caching and synchronization strategies
• Mobile application performance optimization and observability
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, API integrations, authentication frameworks and backend integration patterns.
• Exposure to Open-Source platforms & solutions.
• Hands‑on experience using collaboration tools like GitHub & ADO for project and repository management.
• Design & Coding best practices and tools (Sonar/GHAS etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Build redundancy across critical application modules to reduce key‑person dependency

Good to Have-

• Exposure to one or more of the following technologies:
• Backend Platforms (Python / Node.js)
• Frontend Technologies – React.js (Angular exposure is an added advantage)
• RDMS (Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres)
• Document based databases like Mongo
• ORMs like Hibernate, Prisma, TypeORM etc.

• Hands‑on experience with Native Android or iOS application design & development.
• Notification Technologies – Firebase, Azure Notification Hub or AWS SNS/Amplify
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps/SecOps, Cloud (Azure/AWS) , SaaS/PaaS, AIOps

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience integrating AI-powered capabilities, copilots or LLM-based services into mobile applications.
• Experience owning or contributing to business-critical production mobile applications with large-scale enterprise usage.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in field of computer science/engineering & information technology. Other branches of engineering provided proven track record with skills through experience can also apply.