Mobile Engineering Manager — Scale High-Impact Transit Apps

Via; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical plans

401K matching

Job summary

Via is seeking a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead the development of product areas within our mobile apps. You’ll guide a team of engineers to deliver high-quality features that empower transit agencies and riders, collaborating with Product, Design, and Backend teams to ensure seamless integration within Via’s ecosystem.

You will build from the ground up while leveraging Via’s established platform, driving architectural decisions, code quality, and performance improvements to maximize impact

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building mobile applications (iOS or Android).
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, performance optimization, and modern development practices (e.g. CI/CD, testing, MVVM).
• Comfortable working across mobile, backend, and product domains to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Collaborative and pragmatic, able to balance speed with quality and make thoughtful trade-offs.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented when needed, while still operating effectively at a leadership level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of key mobile initiatives across iOS and Android to improve rider and driver app performance and user experience.
• Own and execute a roadmap focused on scalability, responsiveness, and latency reduction in core user flows.
• Drive cross-functional projects with Product, Design, and Backend teams to launch features end-to-end from concept to production.
• Improve engineering quality by refining development practices, code reviews, and mobile architecture.
• Build and grow a high-performing team through hiring, mentoring, and supporting engineers at multiple levels.
• Identify and lead improvements to release cycles, CI/CD, and testing frameworks to increase efficiency.

Skills

Mobile development

Leadership

CI/CD

MVVM

Performance optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Via is seeking a Mobile Engineering Manager to lead the development of product areas within our mobile apps. You’ll guide a team of engineers to deliver high-quality features that empower transit agencies and riders, collaborating with Product, Design, and Backend teams to ensure seamless integration within Via’s ecosystem.

You will build from the ground up while leveraging Via’s established platform, driving architectural decisions, code quality, and performance improvements to maximize impact