Senior Engineering Manager (mobile)

Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.

Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.

Groupon is in the midst of a unique transformation phase, offering a challenging yet rewarding environment with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our mission is to restore the company's growth and enhance the value we bring to local vendors through attractive experiences and services for their customers.

As an Engineering Manager for React Native Applications, you will lead our mobile application strategy, balancing legacy system maintenance with new development. You’ll manage an international team of engineers, ensuring high-quality app delivery across North America and several European countries.

📝 Role Overview:

• Solution Architecture: Lead discussions on React Native architecture, ensuring best practices and integrating with legacy apps.

• Team Leadership: Conduct 1:1s, mentor your team of 8, and foster a growth-oriented environment.

• Release Management: Oversee the app release process, including internal releases and rolling or segmented updates.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with product, design, and engineering teams to align project goals and timelines.

• Strategic Vision: Guide the future direction of our mobile apps, focusing on scalability and business alignment.
   

✏️ Qualifications:

• React Native Expertise: Proven experience with React Native and 2-3 completed projects.

• Native Development Understanding: Solid knowledge of native development for legacy app maintenance.

• Release Process Experience: Hands-on experience with managing app releases, including segmented strategies.

• Leadership Experience: Successful management of an international engineering team.

• Communication Skills: Ability to clearly convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
   

💪 ​Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic Leadership: Balance of strategic vision and hands-on management.

• Problem-Solving: Strong skills in integrating new technologies with legacy systems.

• Global Perspective: Experience working with international teams.
   

💬 What is our mindset? 

• We compare ourselves to a sports team, striving to assemble the best team with the available resources.

• While maintaining values like fairness, mutual support, and respect, we also focus on performance, aiming to build a top-notch organization capable of delivering excellent results quickly. 

• Our culture is built on courage, ambition, and is strongly meritocratic, allowing the most capable individuals to grow rapidly.

• Deconstruct the system into the smallest building blocks.

• Clearly articulate key issues and communicate next action steps.

• Deliver results under pressure, focusing on weeks rather than years during the transformation period.

• Learn more about us on the landing page

🤝 Hiring Process:

• Technical Round: Interview with a manager on React Native expertise.
• Management Round: Discussion with 1-2 Engineering Managers.
• Behavioral Round: Final interview with the director on team fit and leadership style.
  
   

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local e-commerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

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