Mobile Engineering Manager — Lead React Native Team

NCSA College Recruiting; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with Match

Gym Discount Program

Wellbeing Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

IMG Academy is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on the React Native mobile app and supporting backend services. You will combine hands-on coding with people leadership to deliver high-value features for student-athletes and coaches, while partnering with product to align scope with business goals.

The role demands strong technical judgment, architectural guidance, and a commitment to engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of React Native mobile engineering experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring a software team.
• Proven track record deploying mobile apps to iOS/Android stores and managing backend APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 4-6 engineers across experience levels.
• Own full employee lifecycle for the team: hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development.
• Review designs, uphold coding standards, and drive architecture decisions for scalable systems.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and security teams to release features safely and quickly.
• Provide on-call support on a rotating basis.
• Champion engineering best practices and reduce technical debt.

Skills

React Native

Team Leadership

Mobile Apps

AWS

Backend API

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Go

Python

TypeScript

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

IMG Academy is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on the React Native mobile app and supporting backend services. You will combine hands-on coding with people leadership to deliver high-value features for student-athletes and coaches, while partnering with product to align scope with business goals.

The role demands strong technical judgment, architectural guidance, and a commitment to engineering excellence.