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We’re a multicultural team passionate about building digital experiences used by millions of users worldwide. Guided by a fail fast, learn faster mindset, we encourage curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement, to make a real impact.\nOur culture is shaped by four principles:\nStep up: Take ownership and act with integrity.\n\nWork smart: Focus on impact and efficiency.\n\nOne team: Collaborate openly and support each other.\n\nThink big: Stay curious and challenge the status quo.\n\nTeam up with us to grow your career in an international, collaborative, and people-focused company where your ideas matter and your work reaches a global audience.\nAbout the role\nAs Engineering Manager for the Native team, you'll lead the people and technical direction behind our mobile apps and the backend services that power them. 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Working closely with the Director of Engineering, you'll balance delivery, team growth, and technical excellence while shaping the Native roadmap to support our company goals.\nKey responsibilities\nManage up to two engineering teams, combining native and cross functional profiles.\n\nGuide development of our React Native app and the Kotlin native modules behind it, with Swift and Objective-C modules planned ahead.\n\nStay hands on with the codebase: review architecture decisions and support engineers directly on technical problems.\n\nDrive technical decisions on exposing backend endpoints through our API gateway.\n\nOwn infrastructure decisions tied to the Native team: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, and GCP.\n\nRemove roadblocks for your teams and keep delivery aligned with Product Owners.\n\nAlign Tech Owner OKRs each quarter with Product needs.\n\nFacilitate decisions within your teams and with business stakeholders, backed by clear diagnosis and recommendations.\n\nBuild the mid to long term Native team strategy with the Director of Engineering.\n\nSupport your teams’ growth and engagement by managing performance, career development, time off, and day-to-day people matters, while partnering with HR, Agile Coaches, and Tech Owners to create a positive team environment and ensure people practices are followed.\n\nMust have\n5+ proven years managing engineering teams, including direct experience leading native mobile development.\n\nHands-on Engineering Manager who stays close to the code: reviews architecture, jumps into React Native or Kotlin issues when needed, and does not manage from a distance.\n\nHands on background building native apps yourself before moving into management.\n\nProven record managing cross functional teams, not only native specialists.\n\nExperience managing up to two teams at the same time.\n\nStrong grasp of React Native and Kotlin.\n\nExperience with monorepo setups across multiple native apps.\n\nKnowledge of how to package and distribute a native app outside official stores, in addition to standard App Store and Play Store releases.\n\nComfort exposing and consuming backend services through an API gateway.\n\nWorking knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, and GCP.\n\nSolid grasp of our backend stack: NodeJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, and PHP.\n\nExperience running Scrum, Kanban, or Lean.\n\nCoaching and mentoring skills for direct reports and key stakeholders.\n\nComfort with Jira or Trello for lifecycle management.\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with Swift or Objective-C in production.\n\nExperience with Kotlin Multiplatform or Flutter.\n\nBackground scaling a native app across iOS and Android at the same time.\n\nExposure to multi module Kotlin architectures.\n\nExperience partnering with platform or infra teams on Terraform and Crossplane setups.\n\nPrior work in a product with millions of active users.\n\nWhy Softonic?\nPrivate Health Care\n\nHybrid Work Model (3 days on-site per week in Poblenou area)\n\nFlexible remote work options during certain periods of the year\n\nFlexible Spending Plan & Free Tax Consultant\n\nWellhub app access\n\nLearning & Development: Language Classes (English, Spanish, Catalan) and Training Program\n\nWorkplace Amenities: Dining Room, Gaming Room, Terraces, and complimentary fresh fruit, coffee, snacks, and drinks\n\nTeam & Social Events: Pizza & Beers every Thursday\n\nLifestyle Benefits: Discounts at gyms and restaurants\n\nAdditional Time Off: Birthday leave\n\nChoice of Equipment: Mac or Windows laptop\n\nSoftonic is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious beliefs, color, gender, age, citizenship, origins, disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, background, marital status, or any other characteristic. 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