Manager, Mobile Software Engineering

NPR is a thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization that produces award-winning news and programming. The Mobile Software Engineering Manager will lead a team of mobile software engineers to build and improve NPR's mobile applications, collaborating with various teams to drive technical excellence and team growth.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of Mobile Software Engineers, actively investing in their career growth, professional development, and psychological safety
• Lead recruitment and hiring efforts for software engineering vacancies on your team, and manage the structured onboarding and training of new engineering staff
• Partner with product managers, UX designers, data analysts, and editorial partners across all stages of the product development lifecycle
• Lead the technical planning, scoping, and execution of future software projects, facilitating Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, backlog refinements, sprint planning, and retrospectives) as needed
• Conduct thorough software design and code reviews, providing constructive and substantive feedback to maintain code health, architectural integrity, and security standards
• Analyze, propose, and implement engineering workflow improvements to enhance the speed, safety, and quality of software delivery
• Identify common engineering blockers and pain points, writing helper tools or automation scripts to optimize team developer experience (DX)
• Oversee and coordinate the team's response to critical mobile production bugs or infrastructure incidents
• Coordinate workflows, code standards, and deliverables for external contributors and specialized development vendors

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, or leading mobile software engineers within an agile organization
• Prior experience as an individual contributor in engineering, testing, and shipping robust code for at least one large-scale mobile application
• Hands-on proficiency in modern mobile platform languages, specifically Swift/Objective-C (iOS) or Kotlin/Java (Android)
• Strong working knowledge of native mobile release infrastructures (such as Apple App Store Connect/provisioning profiles or Google Play Console/staged rollouts)
• Hands-on experience working with modern version control systems (primarily Git)
• Demonstrated experience collaborating within cross-functional Agile/Scrum product teams
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts, system architectures, and engineering trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated competency in fostering an equitable, supportive, and inclusive team culture
• Strong analytical skill set with an 'automation-first' mindset for resolving manual bottlenecks and production issues
• A strong focus on quality and empathy for end-users, ensuring highly performant, accessible mobile application experiences
• Deep fluency in Agile methodologies and software project delivery management
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience
• Professional experience managing both internal employees and external agency vendors/contractors
• Experience with native mobile media streaming frameworks (such as AVKit/AVFoundation for iOS, or Media3/ExoPlayer for Android)
• Familiarity with modern responsive design architectures (SwiftUI/Combine or Jetpack Compose/Coroutines), design patterns (MVVM), and automotive platforms (CarPlay/Android Auto)