Mobile App Development Manager

Title: Mobile App Development Manager

Job Description:

WORK LOCATION DETAILS

Work Location: Home Office - Coppell, TX

Work Schedule: Hybrid

• Onsite: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

• Work from Home: Mondays and Fridays

JOB SUMMARY

At Home is looking for a Technical Mobile App Development Manager to join the growing Digital E-Commerce Technology Team. This role will lead the React Native mobile engineering team and contractors responsible for delivering scalable, high-performing iOS and Android applications supported by a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) service layer that powers the mobile experience.

This individual must be a subject matter expert in React Native and API-driven architecture, providing deep technical leadership across both the mobile application and its supporting BFF services that integrate with enterprise commerce and marketing platforms.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• React Native Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical authority for React Native architecture, design patterns, modularization, and scalability across iOS and Android platforms

• Technical Vision & Roadmap Ownership: Define and drive the mobile technical vision and long-term roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities and platform evolution

• Mobile & BFF Architecture Ownership: Design and evolve the end-to-end architecture spanning the mobile application and its Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) service layer

• GCP Service Development Oversight: Lead the design, development, and deployment of GCP-hosted services (e.g., Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, or similar) that power the mobile BFF layer

• Enterprise API Integration: Architect and oversee GCP-based service integrations with Salesforce Commerce Cloud (OCAPI / SCAPI) and Salesforce Marketing Cloud APIs, including request orchestration and data transformation

• Team Development & Talent Management: Lead recruitment efforts, support hiring and onboarding of engineers and contractors, and provide ongoing mentorship, coaching, and performance management to foster technical growth and accountability

• API Orchestration & Optimization: Drive middleware best practices including authentication handling, caching strategies, error handling, logging, and performance optimization

• Application Performance & Stability: Own mobile performance metrics including crash reduction, responsiveness, memory optimization, and API latency management

• Code Governance & Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards across mobile and GCP services, conduct architectural and peer code reviews, and ensure adherence to best practices

• Product & UX Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management and UX teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and deliver a high-quality mobile application experience

• Security Best Practices: Ensure secure authentication flows, token lifecycle management, secure local storage practices, and secure service-to-service communication

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with backend, platform, and marketing technology teams to ensure API alignment and service scalability

COMPETENCIES

• Expert-level proficiency in React Native and JavaScript/TypeScript

• Strong experience building and deploying services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Strong understanding of Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architecture and API orchestration patterns

• Experience integrating with Salesforce Commerce Cloud OCAPI and SCAPI services

• Experience integrating with Salesforce Marketing Cloud APIs

• Strong understanding of authentication flows (OAuth, JWT, token refresh strategies)

• Experience optimizing API-driven applications for performance and reliability

• Deep knowledge of mobile debugging, profiling, and crash analysis tools

• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction

• Experience with Git, GitFlow, BitBucket or equivalent

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, or a related field.

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or 6+ years related experience in mobile application development; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5+ years of React Native development experience

• Experience designing and deploying cloud-hosted services in GCP

• Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineers

• Previous formal people management experience preferred but not required

• Proven track record of delivering production-scale mobile and API-driven applications

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills

• Ability to effectively communicate technical architecture concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced retail environment