Engineering Manager, Mobile App Creator

Bubble is a revolutionary software development platform with a simple mission: make technology accessible to everyone and help people bring their ideas to life. Rather than specializing in one or two aspects of web development, Bubble’s full-stack visual programming interface does it all, allowing you to customize your UX with a drag-and-drop editor, build out logic, manage databases, and integrate with anything via plugins and API. 

With all the tools needed to build a site like Facebook or Airbnb, anyone from first-time entrepreneurs to enterprise-level companies can take an idea from concept to fully functional, scalable reality faster and cheaper than you could with just code. As the only full-stack, no-code platform on the market with over 3 million users in over 100 countries, Bubble is breaking down the barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation across the globe.

What we’ve achieved:

Our product is working, and we are thriving. Entire VC-backed companies have been built entirely on Bubble. After finding product market fit and 8 years of bootstrapping, we raised a $100 million Series A and we’re one of the fastest-growing companies in the New York tech ecosystem. 

You can build just about anything on Bubble. For example, all new hires build Bubble apps as part of their onboarding, and a recent hire on our Customer Success team built their own version of the social media application Goodreads in 4 days. It has user authentication, an activity feed, upvotes, commenting, followers, lists, account management, live updates, a fully loaded database, API connectivity, and more.

About the Mobile Team:

Bubble focuses on building web applications, and our top request from users is to support native iOS and Android apps. We have a small team working on this, and the mobile product is currently in early alpha. We're seeking a mobile leader to guide the project from its early stages to a fully developed product. This involves expanding our web editor to include mobile app creation, setting up infrastructure for deploying apps to the iOS and Google Play stores, and developing a React Native runtime that works with Bubble’s backend. This is a key initiative for 2025, opening up a new market that will significantly impact our business. We need an engineering manager who can turn this vision into reality while developing a strong team.

About the Role:

Bubble’s most requested feature is expanding to native iOS and Android apps. We have a small team actively working on this, with the private alpha now underway. We’re seeking a mobile leader to guide the team, overseeing the process from alpha through to a fully mature product. Key responsibilities include extending the Bubble web-based editor for mobile app creation, building infrastructure for deploying apps to iOS and Google Play, and creating a React Native runtime for Bubble's existing backend. This role is central to one of Bubble’s most critical product investments in 2024 and 2025, addressing a new market with significant business impact.

As our Engineering Manager, you will focus on:

• Speed and quality of delivery – Work with Product and Design for a successful launch and establish a multi-year roadmap for a robust offering.

• Career development and hiring – Lead a diverse team of 5 engineers, guiding their growth and setting the team up for long-term success. You’ll be expected to hire up to 4 more great engineers to join the team soon after your start.

• Cultural development – Foster an engineering culture of shared success, equity, and continuous learning.

• Problem-solving – Tackle technical challenges in building an editor and runtime for mobile app development, mentoring to elevate the team's skills.

• Production support – Develop standards, testing, observability, and an on-call rotation for the mobile infrastructure.

• Strategic collaboration – Align the mobile team with other product teams, working closely with product managers, engineering managers, and senior engineers.

• Technical innovation – Improve the speed and ease of developing native mobile applications, possibly integrating generative AI into the design process.

About You:

• Ideally, a current staff/principal engineer, tech lead, engineering manager, or senior engineering manager.

• At least 2 years of experience in people management or mentorship.

• A deeply technical leader comfortable with a diversity of tech stacks.

• Experience in React Native, iOS development, TypeScript, and full-stack web development is preferred.

• Passion for mentoring and developing team talent.

Compensation:

We offer competitive compensation aligned to tier one markets, such as New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. Our estimated salary for this role at Bubble ranges from $174,000 to $236,000. Actual pay is determined by multiple factors such as skills, qualifications, experience and market demand.

Location:

For this role, Bubble is currently only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the US and are within the  New York City metro area. We will provide relocation assistance to those who are interested in moving to the NYC area.

We prefer hiring people within commuting distance of our NYC office because we value getting together in person regularly. For those who enjoy working from our Manhattan office on a more regular basis, we offer catered lunches, and happy hours, among other fun perks.

We prefer hiring people within commuting distance of our NYC office because we value getting together in person regularly. For those who enjoy working from our Manhattan office on a more regular basis, we offer catered lunches, and happy hours, among other fun perks.

Benefits:

In addition to cash and equity compensation, Bubble offers a robust benefits package equating to roughly twenty thousand in additional annual compensation:

Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive health coverage

• 401(k) Matching

• Wellness and Work Enablement stipends

• Flexible PTO

• A Sabbatical program

Join us!

Let’s democratize access to technology together! If this sounds like you, apply! If you don’t meet all of the qualifications but think you could be a match, we’d still love the chance to review your application. At Bubble, we encourage people from all ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Bubble does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.