Senior Manager, Mobile Engineering

Thornton Tomasetti; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Excellent retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott in Alameda, CA is seeking a Senior Manager of Mobile Engineering to lead a global team of iOS and Android engineers. This hands-on leader will contribute to the codebase, conduct code reviews, and set technical direction while mentoring engineers and shaping a strong engineering culture.

You will drive architecture reviews, manage hiring, and coordinate with Data Science and Backend teams to ensure seamless biosensor experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with mobile dev.
• 3+ years in engineering management.
• Experience leading native mobile development in a consumer product.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a global mobile engineering team.
• Own hiring and performance management.
• Contribute to codebase with hands-on development.
• Define migration strategies from React Native to native apps.

Skills

iOS Swift

Android Kotlin

Engineering Management

Hiring & Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

At Lingo, we’re building a groundbreaking health platform that combines continuous biosensor data, real-time analytics, and personalized insights to help people live fuller, longer, and healthier lives. Our systems ingest millions of sensor readings daily, powering experiences for consumers and partners worldwide, with the reliability and scalability of cloud-native, enterprise-grade platforms.

We’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY This Senior Manager, Mobile Engineering position works onsite in our Alameda, CA location for Lingo. As Senior Manager of Mobile Engineering at Lingo, you will lead a high-performing team of iOS and Android engineers responsible for delivering seamless, consumer-facing mobile experiences that bring our biosensing platform to life. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you will actively contribute to the codebase, conduct thoughtful code reviews, and set the technical direction while also owning team performance, processes, and delivery outcomes. You are a player‑coach who builds trust through technical credibility and leads by example. You know how to cultivate a strong engineering culture—providing timely, actionable feedback, mentoring engineers at different levels, and stepping in to solve complex challenges when needed. You thrive in a fast‑paced, consumer health environment, where the products you ship directly impact how people understand and manage their health—and where both quality and speed to market are critical. This role is primarily focused on native mobile development (iOS and Android), driving best practices in performance, scalability, and user experience. Experience with React Native is a plus, but not required.

What You’ll Work On

• Manage, mentor, and grow a global team of iOS and Android engineers conducting regular 1:1s, setting clear expectations, and providing honest, constructive feedback that accelerates individual development.
• Own hiring for your team: define the roles you need, partner with recruiting, and make strong hiring decisions that raise the bar.
• Manage team capacity, workload balance, and resourcing across concurrent initiatives.
• Contribute meaningfully to the codebase by writing, reviewing, and debugging code across iOS and Android as a regular part of your work, not just in emergencies.
• Lead architecture and design reviews for major mobile features, ensuring decisions are well reasoned, documented, and understood by the team.
• Support and guide the team’s ongoing transition from React Native to fully native iOS and Android applications, including defining migration strategies and best practices.
• Set and enforce engineering standards across mobile development including code quality, testing practices, performance benchmarks, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with Data Science, Backend, and Platform Engineering teams to ensure mobile experiences are well-integrated with Lingo’s biosensor data and AI/ML capabilities.
• Represent mobile engineering in product and technical planning discussions, influencing roadmap decisions with a grounded understanding of technical trade‑offs.
• Partner with the Quality Engineering team to define mobile testing standards and ensure releases meet Lingo’s quality bar in a regulated consumer health environment.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate user needs and business requirements into well‑scoped, high‑quality engineering solutions.
• Drive planning, estimation, and execution of mobile initiatives from discovery through production release.
• Identify and proactively surface delivery risks, technical debt, and dependencies that could affect team output or product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands‑on expertise in native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) development.
• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including direct line management of software engineers (hiring, performance management, and career development).
• Experience leading native mobile development in a consumer-facing product, ideally one where performance, reliability, and user experience are critical differentiators.
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns, performance optimization, and platform‑specific best practices for iOS and Android.
• Experience with React Native and cross‑platform to native migration strategies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively with Product, Design, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to balance hands‑on technical work with the people and process responsibilities of engineering management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer health, digital health, or other regulated industries where software quality has direct user safety implications.
• Familiarity with CGM, biosensor, or IoT data integration in mobile applications.
• Exposure to AI or data‑driven consumer features, such as personalized insights, recommendation systems, or on‑device ML.
• Prior experience at a high‑growth consumer technology company or startup environment.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

The base pay for this position is $148,700.00 – $297,300.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Product Development
DIVISION: LNGO Lingo
LOCATION: United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.