Mobile Applications Engineering Manager

Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!
Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale. Come make it happen.

Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. To learn more, visit www.afero.io.

Why you’ll want to work with us
For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everything—from cloud applications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, to firmware on a wide range of devices, to board-level hardware design and implementation of secure wireless devices. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand end-to-end system workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicate technical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise.

What We’re Looking for
At Afero, everyone on the team contributes a distinct perspective. We are looking for problem solvers with great skills and experience. The mobile team at Afero builds highly rated apps for Android and iOS to set up and configure smart home products in just a few minutes. Afero provides tight integration among App, Cloud and Hardware for our systems. As we scale and grow, we are seeking an experienced and hands-on Mobile Applications Engineering Manager to lead and inspire our mobile app engineering team to build best in class, easy to use features for the app. Looking for candidates located in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, or Utah.

Key Responsibilities:
• Build team:Hire and expand remote and local teams to meet roadmap requirements. Onboard, motivate and mentor exceptional engineers as productive players on the team
• Be Hands-On: Actively contribute alongside your team to our Flutter codebase, including writing code, performing detailed code reviews, and tackling complex technical challenges
• Drive Technical Vision:Work with product, business and engineering teams to develop strategic roadmap and execution plans. Lead architectural and design decisions for our mobile applications, to build scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems
• Own the Delivery Pipeline: Oversee the team's agile development process, manage sprint planning, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality features
• Champion Best Practices: Establish and sustain best practices for mobile development, including code quality, automated testing, AI adoption, CI/CD, and performance monitoring
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers and backend engineers to translate product requirements into technical solutions and delightful user experiences. Communicate clearly and effectively to the company about deliverables, design and architecture choices
• Manage Releases: Own the entire mobile release process including internal test releases, from final testing through to submission to Apple App Store and Google Play Store

The following skills and experiences are also valued::
• Deep knowledge of Kotlin, Java, Swift, Objective-C, C/C++
• Experience in developing frequently updated apps for consumer products
• Experience in developing mobile applications that integrate with hardware devices or IoT devices

This role is a remote role available in California and Utah. Ability to work onsite in Los Altos CA several times per month is preferred

Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.