About the roleThis is a high-impact people leadership role managing engineers focused on a mission-critical domain: building the future of our mobile app experience. You will combine technical leadership with people management, driving both technical execution and a high-performance engineering culture for our mobile platforms.
The team's scope is broad, spanning multi-persona mobile experiences, native & cross-platform architecture and release operations:
- Multi-Persona Mobile Experience: Architecting client-side application flows for employees managing their retirement accounts, while expanding the platform to build future mobile experiences tailored for 401(k) company admins to manage plan administrative workflows on the go.
- Native & Cross-Platform Architecture: Guiding evaluation and execution across native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) as well as cross-platform frameworks (React Native, Flutter), ensuring robust SDK integration, optimal runtime performance, and scalable application architecture.
- Release Engineering & QA Infrastructure: Owning the complete mobile release lifecycle, including store deployments (App Store Connect, Google Play Console), CI/CD pipelines (Fastlane, Bitrise), device farm test automation, and mobile telemetry/analytics integrations (such as Braze and Firebase).
This is a rare greenfield opportunity: you'll build this mobile team from the ground up, hiring the engineers who join it, and you'll have a blank slate to define how mobile engineering works at Human Interest. Build pipelines, release process, QA infrastructure, telemetry, the native-vs-cross-platform architecture itself; none of it exists yet, which means none of it is constrained by legacy decisions.
You'll mentor the team you hire and work closely with Product and Design to ship it. Millions of employees and plan administrators will manage their financial future on what you build, and you'll own the outcomes that matter: app store ratings, crash-free sessions, release governance, and getting apps into people's hands reliably.
What you get to do every day- Team Leadership and Development: Recruit and hire 3+ top mobile engineers. Develop and scale a high-performing team across iOS, Android, and cross-platform disciplines while eliminating platform silos.
- Technical Vision and Execution: Drive the execution of mobile roadmaps across employee and company admin product surfaces, ensuring a smooth, responsive, and stable app experience for our customers. Provide technical leadership on mobile architecture, device fragmentation, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
- Release Governance and Quality: Oversee release engineering practices, including pipeline management, build sign-offs, App Store/Play Store staged rollouts, feature flag rollouts, automated PR testing workflows, and cross-device QA verification.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, UX design, operations, and backend teams for API contracts, backend-driven UI integrations, administrative security controls, and alignment on release schedules.
- Mobile Telemetry & Metrics: Establish and maintain mobile observability using tools like Braze, Sentry, or Datadog to track app adoption, deep-linking performance, push engagement, and crash analytics.
What you bring to the roleExperience- 5+ years of experience leading software engineering teams, with a strong focus on mobile application delivery.
- Proven track record of shipping production iOS, Android, or cross-platform (React Native/Flutter/Kotlin Multiplatform) apps across multiple store release cycles.
- Experience managing complex, multi-persona mobile applications (e.g., consumer and enterprise/admin portal surfaces within mobile apps) is a strong plus.
- Experience with mobile release operations, store submission guidelines, and feature flag management.
- Experience with fintech, security-sensitive applications, or regulated domains is a plus.
Technical Acumen- Deep technical background in mobile software engineering (Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, or Kotlin Multiplatform).
- Understanding of mobile architecture trade-offs, device farms, automated UI testing (XCUITest, Espresso, Appium), client-side telemetry, and API contract design.
Leadership Skills- Excellent communication (verbal and written), mentorship abilities, and experience fostering healthy, inclusive work environments.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to bridge mobile client constraints with backend teams and business leadership.
Education- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is strongly preferred.
Compensation - At Human Interest, there are a number of factors that are used to determine the appropriate pay range for each position. We take into account the cost of labor for each position in various markets across the U.S. The base salary for this position spans
$220,000 - $265,000and represents the minimum in our lowest geographic region to a maximumin our highest geographic region. The salary we offer to a new employee within this range is based on their location within the U.S., their relevant job-related skills, and experience. At Human Interest, base salary is one component of the overall total rewards package. Depending on the position, additional compensation components such as bonuses, commissions, and equity may be offered. All of our employees are offered a robust suite of physical, financial, and mental wellness benefits. In compliance with applicable laws, we do not inquire about salary history, or about criminal history prior to a conditional offer of employment.
Benefits -
- A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees
- Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance
- Competitive time off and parental leave
- Addition Wealth: Unlimited access to digital tools, financial professionals, and a knowledge center to help you understand your equity and support your financial wellness
- Lyra: Enhanced Mental Health Support for Employees and dependents
- Carrot: Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits
- Candidly: Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt
- Monthly work-from-home stipend; quarterly lifestyle stipend
- Engaging team-building experiences, ranging from virtual social events to team offsites, promoting collaboration and camaraderie.
