Hands-On iOS Mobile Engineering Manager

The Washington Post; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave benefits

Mental health resources

Post digital subscription

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Manager, Software Development to lead our iOS engineering team. You will drive mobile experiences, ship high‑quality code, and mentor engineers while staying hands‑on with coding, prototyping, and PR reviews.

You’ll collaborate with Product and shared teams to balance user experience with performance, reliability, and long‑term health of the iOS platform, including exploring AI‑assisted tooling.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional native iOS development with Swift and modern iOS tools.
• Experience leading software engineers including coaching and performance management.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, version control and delivery practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration with Product and cross‑functional teams.
• Working knowledge of iOS platform, Swift, and Xcode tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the iOS app engineering team, delivering high‑quality mobile experiences.
• Set priorities, baselines, and track progress against estimates to readers on release timelines.
• Provide technical leadership across iOS architecture, performance, and maintainability.
• Write code, build prototypes, and review pull requests; mentor engineers.
• Balance reader experience with technical health, dependencies, and delivery risk.
• Build AI agents or automation to solve iOS problems and improve productivity.

Skills

iOS development

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Leadership

CI/CD

Code review

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Xcode

Job description

The Washington Post is seeking a Manager, Software Development to lead our iOS engineering team. You will drive mobile experiences, ship high‑quality code, and mentor engineers while staying hands‑on with coding, prototyping, and PR reviews.

You’ll collaborate with Product and shared teams to balance user experience with performance, reliability, and long‑term health of the iOS platform, including exploring AI‑assisted tooling.