About the role
We're looking for an Engineering Manager for the team that owns the home screen experience of the inDrive SuperApp. It's the entry point to every service for millions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities
•Lead a team of Android, iOS, Flutter, backend (Go), frontend and QA engineers: hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, performance reviews and growth plans
•Own delivery end to end: sprint planning and goals, mobile release trains and backend deploys, alignment with SuperApp and cluster goals
•Work with product managers and designers on discovery: break epics down, surface technical limits early and link deliverables to product metrics
•Own the quality of the home screen on Android and iOS: startup and render performance, crash-free rate, consistent widget behavior across platforms
•Drive the migration of home screen widgets to the inDrive design system together with designers and the design system team
•Own the architecture across client and server: the server-driven UI contract, caching and offline behavior, API design; write ADRs and take them through the Architecture Committee and AppSec reviews
•Plan large technical changes as milestones that span mobile and backend releases
•Run the A/B experiment pipeline from hypothesis to rollout together with product and analytics
•Grow the layout platform as a product for other teams: widget ownership, self-service rules, clear boundaries with vertical and partner teams
•Lead AI adoption in the team's development cycle
Requirements
•2+ years managing an engineering team with direct reports, after working as a mobile tech lead or senior mobile engineer
•Strong hands-on mobile background in Android or iOS: you can review designs and code and lead the implementation of complex scenarios
•System design experience: you can design a feature end to end across client and backend, including API contracts, caching, data consistency and failure handling
•Working knowledge of backend services: you can discuss service design with Go engineers and judge trade-offs between client and server logic
•Experience shipping mobile apps at scale: release processes, staged rollouts, feature flags, crash and performance monitoring
•Experience running delivery: planning, project tracking, risk management, postmortems
•Experience working with product managers and designers on discovery and experiments
•Ability to explain complex technical topics to engineers, product and business people, in writing and in person
•Experience leading a team spread across countries and time zones
•English at B2 or higher
Nice to have
•Experience with server-driven UI or backend-driven screens in mobile apps
•Experience building or adopting a design system in a mobile app
•Experience with Flutter alongside native Android and iOS code
•Experience in a super app or marketplace where many verticals share one surface
•Experience building a platform whose services other teams use
•Hands-on experience bringing AI tools into a team's development process
Conditions
•Help us challenge injustice by creating fair choices for millions of people across 47 countries
•Develop your professional skills with access to mentoring, career consulting, and learning programs
•Collaborate with teams around the world and gain international experience through our Global Talent Exchange Program
•Engage in company-wide challenges, awards, sports activities, employee-led social impact and volunteering projects
•Work alongside people who take initiative, speak openly, and challenge themselves to grow
•Improve your language skills through co-financed courses and internal speaking clubs
•Annual salary from 90,700 EUR gross
•Final benefits may vary depending on the location
