Engineering Manager, Mobile

Whatnot
New York, CA
Job Description
Join Whatnot, the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, as an Engineering Manager for Mobile. Lead teams responsible for the mobile foundations that power iOS and Android, and shape the future of Whatnot's mobile experience.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience leading mobile teams (iOS, Android, or both)
  • A strong technical foundation in mobile application architecture, performance optimization, and production reliability
  • Deep familiarity with mobile observability and performance tooling, and a strong intuition for diagnosing real-world app issues
  • Experience leading teams through ambiguous, high-impact initiatives that require cross-team coordination and influence
  • A collaborative leadership style — comfortable driving decisions and navigating trade-offs
  • Proven ability to scale teams, develop leaders, and create healthy, high-performing engineering cultures
  • Comfort operating at both the strategic and tactical levels, with the judgment to know when to zoom in and when to step back

Benefits

  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave (16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work)
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