Technical Manager - Platform Services Mobile Foundations

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Manager – Platform Services Mobile Foundations based in Brazil.

As a Technical Manager, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for building and evolving the foundational technologies that power mobile and frontend experiences across a global digital platform. You will combine people leadership, technical architecture, and project delivery to develop scalable SDKs, platform services, and integrations that support essential capabilities such as identity, push notifications, and localization. Working closely with product, UX, backend, and consumer-facing engineering teams, you will align technical roadmaps with business priorities and drive complex initiatives from planning through deployment. Your expertise in React and React Native will help guide architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and ensure high-quality software delivery. Beyond technical execution, you will mentor engineers, support career development, and foster a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture. This fully remote opportunity in Brazil offers the chance to influence platform strategy, improve developer experience, and build technology that supports meaningful digital experiences for millions of users.

Accountabilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary software engineering team responsible for mobile and frontend platform foundations, fostering technical excellence, accountability, and continuous professional growth.
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional platform initiatives, coordinating requirements, dependencies, resources, timelines, and implementation plans.
• Provide technical and architectural leadership across React and React Native ecosystems, guiding design decisions and ensuring scalable, reliable, and maintainable platform solutions.
• Oversee the development and evolution of foundational platform services, SDKs, and integrations, including push notifications, identity management, localization, and other shared capabilities.
• Align frontend and mobile platform requirements with Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) services and core backend systems to ensure consistent integration patterns and reliable application performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX teams, and consumer-facing engineering teams to define technical scope, prioritize roadmaps, establish integration standards, and balance business needs with engineering constraints.
• Facilitate architectural discussions, review technical designs and code where appropriate, and guide teams toward sound engineering decisions and effective implementation strategies.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices covering automated testing, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), monitoring, reliability, and developer experience.
• Manage project execution through roadmap planning, sprint coordination, risk mitigation, resource allocation, and continuous progress monitoring.
• Mentor engineers through regular feedback, performance management, career development planning, and opportunities to strengthen technical and leadership capabilities.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment that encourages knowledge sharing, innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Champion engineering quality and operational excellence while balancing technical sustainability, delivery timelines, and time-to-market objectives.
• Promote a culture of wellbeing and sustainable performance, encouraging healthy work practices and supporting a positive work-life balance across the team.
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams, including people management, hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, and career development.
• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in React and React Native ecosystems, as well as modern frontend and mobile architecture. Professional experience with both technologies is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects from initial planning and architecture through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and modern application architecture, including Micro Frontends, Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns, Node.js, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL.
• Ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs, guide technical decisions, and ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, maintainability, performance, and reliability.
• Experience managing technical roadmaps, sprint planning, project dependencies, resource allocation, delivery risks, and cross-functional execution.
• Familiarity with platform engineering concepts, shared frontend or mobile services, SDK development, and reusable integration patterns.
• Knowledge of engineering quality practices, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and developer experience improvements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Professional proficiency in Portuguese and English, with the ability to communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders in both languages.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, provide constructive feedback, support career progression, and build high-performing teams.
• Strong organizational skills, strategic thinking, and a results-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance long-term architectural goals against immediate delivery priorities.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style that encourages diverse perspectives, team wellbeing, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while coordinating with distributed teams and maintaining clear communication across functions.
  
  

Benefits

• Fully remote work: Work from anywhere within Brazil, with flexibility suited to a distributed working environment.
• Flexible benefits program: Customize eligible benefits according to your personal needs and preferences.
• Wellhub membership: Enjoy a complimentary Gold+ membership providing access to gyms, fitness studios, digital fitness programs, meditation, nutrition, and other wellness resources. Add up to three family members to your plan.
• Emotional wellbeing support: Access the Wellz wellbeing program, including personalized support, up to 52 individual therapy sessions per year, and on-demand resources.
• Healthcare coverage: Health insurance, dental insurance, and life insurance.
• Home office support: Receive a home office reimbursement to help create a comfortable and productive remote workspace.
• Flexible schedules: Work with your leadership team to establish schedules that accommodate team requirements, time zones, and personal routines.
• Paid time off: Access vacation after six months, three additional days off per year, one extra day off for each year of tenure up to five additional days, and a birthday holiday.
• Paid parental leave: Receive 100% paid parental leave. Employees giving birth are eligible for extended leave and a gradual return-to-work arrangement.
• Career development: Access learning platforms, interactive development sessions, personalized career roadmaps, continuous feedback, and internal career opportunities.
• Collaborative culture: Join an international team that values inclusion, open communication, mutual support, and meaningful contributions.
• Wellbeing-focused environment: Work in a culture that encourages sustainable performance, personal wellbeing, and a healthy work-life balance.
• Commitment to fair pay: Benefit from an organizational commitment to equitable compensation and inclusive employment practices.
  
  

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