Software Engineering Manager(Mobile,ISO,Android)

Summary/Objective

At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in travel and expense solutions, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. Emburse Engineering Managers play a key role in building high-performing teams that deliver engaging and interconnected system solutions As a leader, you will shape product direction, guide technical excellence, and empower engineers to solve meaningful challenges. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, is strong on engineering. This ensures you will have access to the best and brightest minds in our industry to grow your experience and career within Emburse.

Essential Functions

● Technical

• 4–6 years of mobile application development experience, preferably with team or technical leadership experience
• Lead a team of mobile developers (remote or local) in delivering stable and performant native apps o Ability to review and influence mobile architecture decisions (Android and/or iOS)
• Ability to analyze mobile app requirements, assess technical feasibility, and prioritize trade-offs
• Develop, lead, coach, and assess the performance of mobile engineering team members
• Foster a team culture that is collaborative, curious, and focused on user experience
• Provide mobile-specific technical guidance and coaching; break down blockers across delivery or release processes
• Manage goal priorities as set by the senior management and delegate tasks to the appropriate resources
• Develop, lead, coach, and assess the engineering team
• Grows a team culture that is collaborative
• Provide technical guidance and coaching, break down barriers that interfere with tasks
• Has direct reports, remote or local

● Agile/Process

• Familiar with all relevant policies, procedures and technical concepts related to mobile software engineering, including but not limited to: secure mobile development practices (OWASP), CI/CD pipelines, store release workflows (App Store / Google Play), SDK integrations, testing practices (unit/UI/automation), accessibility, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, ATT)
• Manage sprint goals and priorities as set by senior leadership and delegate tasks to mobile engineers
• Participates in design and planning activities, contributing to both architecture and product direction
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to mobile roadmap definition alongside product and design
• Participates in design activities
• Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications

● Impact

• Leads mobile engineering teams in delivering high-quality, scalable, and maintainable native applications on schedule that meet business budgets/timelines.
• Establishes attainable goals for the team to meet sprint and release targets o Provides ongoing technical and career development feedback to team members to encourage growth and productivity
• Focused on one or more mobile applications or product areas at once
• Monitors, evaluates, and ensures on-time delivery of features, refactors, and fixes
• Improves engineering quality and efficiency through peer review standards, automation, and technical simplification
• Aligns mobile engineering efforts with Emburse’s product vision, technical standards, and strategic goals o Participates in recruiting and hiring qualified mobile engineers to strengthen the team

● Communication

• Represents the mobile engineering team across the broader organization and in global collaboration settings
• Collaborates with cross-functional peers and stakeholders (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to deliver projects effectively

Education and Experience

Education:

● Required:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience

Experience:

● Required:

• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in mobile application development.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in engineering management roles o Demonstrated experience leading native Android and/or iOS engineering teams, with exposure to Kotlin, Java, Swift, or Objective-C. Proven ability to deliver complex mobile features, guide architectural decisions, and support modernization initiatives (e.g., migration to Swift or Kotlin). Experience with CI/CD pipelines, app release management (App Store / Google Play), and collaboration with product and QA in an Agile environment.

● Preferred:

o Experience managing hybrid teams across geographies, improving developer productivity in mobile environments, and working with observability tools (e.g., Firebase, Crashlytics).

o Familiarity with mobile-specific security and compliance (e.g., OWASP Mobile Top 10, App Store policies). Exposure to test automation strategies (e.g., Espresso, XCUITest) and release engineering best practices.

● Required: None Additional Eligibility Qualifications Required

Skills:

● Familiarity with the full stack of mobile development and proven history of application development and system design.

● Understanding of secure application programming practices or vulnerabilities

● Strong understanding and practical experience with common design patterns

● Ability to solve business problems through creative and forward-looking solutions

● Ability to write clear, concise documentation