OverviewAs Engineering Manager for Softonic's Native team, you guide the people and technical direction behind our mobile apps and their backend services.

You'll lead up to two engineering teams, stay hands-on with architecture reviews, and tackle React Native or Kotlin issues when needed.

You'll collaborate with the Director of Engineering to balance delivery, growth, and technical excellence while shaping the Native roadmap to align with company goals.

This role offers impact across product, platform, and user experience at scale.

Compensaciones / BeneficiosPrivate Health Care

Hybrid Work Model (3 days on-site per week)

Versátil remote work options

Learning & Development: language classes and training

Wellhub app access

Gym and restaurant discounts

ResponsabilidadesManage up to two engineering teams with native and cross-functional profiles

Guide development of the React Native app and Kotlin native modules (Swift/Obj-C planned)

Stay hands-on with codebase: review architecture decisions and assist engineers

Drive backend API gateway exposure decisions

Own infrastructure choices for Native (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, GCP)

Remove roadblocks to ensure delivery aligned with Product Owners

Align Tech Owner OKRs with Product needs





Facilitate decisions within teams and with stakeholders; provide diagnoses and recommendations

Build mid- to long-term Native team strategy with the Director of Engineering

Support team growth and engagement: performance, career development, time off, people practices with HR/Agile Coaches

Requisitos principales5+ years of engineering team management, including native mobile leadership

Hands-on engineering manager who codes and reviews architecture

Background building native apps before moving to management

Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing two teams simultaneously

Strong knowledge of React Native and Kotlin

Experience with monorepo setups across multiple native apps

Experience packaging and distributing native apps outside official stores; App Store/Play Store releases

Comfort exposing/consuming backend services via API gateway

Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, and GCP

Solid understanding of NodeJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, and PHP

Experience running Scrum, Kanban, or Lean

Coaching and mentoring for direct reports and stakeholders

Familiarity with Jira or Trello for lifecycle management coaching and mentoring stakeholder communication problem solving and decision making

React Native

Kotlin

Monorepo architectures

📌 Engineering Manager (Mobile) - Softonic (Barcelona)
🏢 Softonic
📍 Barcelona