Engineering Manager, Mobile

Speedrun Talent Network; Foster City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

401(k) with 4% match

Health, Dental, Vision

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Wellness stipend

Office setup reimbursement

Team gatherings

Job summary

Replit is seeking an Engineering Manager, Mobile to lead the future of our mobile experiences. You will build and mentor a team that bridges design and engineering to create intuitive, performant mobile interfaces that enable software creation on any device.

You will define the technical vision, drive production-ready frameworks, and collaborate with design, product, and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality mobile experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering management experience building scalable teams and production frameworks.
• Deep mobile development background including Swift/Kotlin, React/React Native, PWAs, and complex UI animations.
• Excellent communication to balance technical leadership with people management and career development.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and grow a mobile design engineers team.
• Define the mobile design systems and production-ready frameworks for iOS, Android, and web.
• Partner with design, product, and engineering leaders to prioritise mobile initiatives.
• Drive mobile-first patterns and optimize for performance and consistency.
• Oversee architecture of complex mobile UI components and provide code review.
• Champion accessible, responsive interfaces and refine design-to-development workflows.
• Balance hands-on coding with people management and architectural guidance.

Skills

Engineering management

Mobile development

Cross-platform dev

System architecture

Job description

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

This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary & Equity
• 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only)
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
• Commuter Benefits (In-Office & US Only)
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Autonomous Work Environment
• In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only)
• Quarterly Team Gatherings
• In Office Amenities (In-Office Only)

To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.