As a Senior App Platform Engineering Manager at Betterment in New York City, you will lead the Mobile Platform team, blending engineering leadership with hands-on mobile platform expertise. Your daily responsibilities include managing a team of engineers building shared frameworks and infrastructure for customer-facing applications, fostering career development, and ensuring technical excellence through code reviews and architectural decisions. You will champion maintainability and reliability while balancing speed and quality in project delivery, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to align platform capabilities with business needs. The ideal candidate has experience in mobile application development, particularly with React Native, and a strong track record of managing and mentoring talented engineers. Familiarity with React Native or Flutter, GraphQL, and mobile networking best practices is essential, along with expertise in software architecture and scalability considerations.
Manage a team of mobile platform engineers building shared frameworks and tools.
Mentor engineers and align their career growth with the platform roadmap.
Ensure technical excellence by participating in code reviews and shaping solutions.
Lead large-scale initiatives for cross-cutting migrations and library rollouts.
Advocate for maintainability and reliability in the mobile platform's long-term stability.
Balance speed of delivery with correctness and quality in all projects undertaken.
What we're looking for
Extensive experience in formal Engineering Management of direct reports.
Strong expertise in mobile technologies and React Native development, with familiarity in iOS and Android platforms.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining shared mobile libraries and frameworks for multiple product teams.
Proven ability to contribute technically: comfortable reviewing code and engaging directly with the codebase.
Experience managing, mentoring, and inspiring talented engineers to achieve excellence in professional growth and project outcomes.
Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, and performance considerations in mobile applications.
Market check
Salary context
This
$200,000–$230,000
range sits above
68%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$150,000–$230,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$151,275–$225,000
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Betterment
Betterment is an automated investment service (robo-advisor) that uses technology to provide personalized investment management, retirement planning, and savings optimization at low cost for retail investors. Industry: Financial Technology & Wealth Management
Betterment currently has
16 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$200,000–$221,500
across 16 roles with salary data.