iOS Engineering Manager

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Yubo is seeking an iOS Engineering Manager to lead their growing iOS team, which consists of 6 engineers. Reporting to the Head of Mobile, the manager will ensure operational excellence, drive strategic improvements in engineering practices and team structure, and foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities include enabling the team to deliver high-quality features, making thoughtful decisions, promoting a data-informed culture, improving delivery workflows, leading technical and organizational initiatives for scalability and reliability, managing technical debt, and aligning the team with Yubo's values. The role also involves growing, retaining, and recruiting talent, as well as managing the full lifecycle of team members, from onboarding to performance coaching. The team works with a Swift codebase, SwiftUI, Swift Concurrency, REST APIs, Swift Package Manager, WebRTC, Bitrise, and Firebase.
Must have:
  • 8 years of experience
  • 3 years in management
  • Startup or scale-up experience
  • Native iOS development background
  • Experience in remote environments
Good to have:
  • CLEAN architecture
  • SwiftUI migration
  • Swift 6 adoption
  • Swift Concurrency
  • REST APIs
  • Swift Package Manager
  • WebRTC
  • Bitrise CI/CD
  • Firebase monitoring/analytics
Perks:
  • Highly competitive salary
  • Equity in the company
  • Flexible remote work policy (2-4 days in office per month)
  • Monthly team events
  • Coverage for external professional events and meetups
  • Great health insurance for family (paid by Yubo)
  • Benefits for parents (additional parental leave, nursery access)
  • Wellness programs
  • Sports classes
  • Mental well-being initiatives
  • Hybrid work model
  • Team get-togethers
  • Team-building activities
  • Childcare options
  • Family-friendly policies

Job Details

Who we are 

Yubo is the Social Discovery app to make new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. 

We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow. 

Our team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education. We also work closely with the broader technology industry to share our knowledge and NGOs create industry-leading child protection standards. 

Join us in this exciting journey and help us shape the future of social interactions! 

About this role

Our Mobile department is composed of 10 engineers (6 iOS, 4 Android) working closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver high-impact features to millions of users around the world. As the team continues to grow, we are looking for an iOS Engineering Manager to support our iOS engineers and help scale our organization.

As iOS Engineering Manager, you will lead the iOS team and report directly to the Head of Mobile. Your mission: ensure operational excellence while driving long-term strategic improvements in both engineering practices and team structure.

You will play a key role in enabling the iOS team to deliver impactful features with high craft standards, foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, and strengthen cross-functional collaboration. You will also help lay the foundations for a scalable and reliable architecture, empowering the team to move fast and safely.

Our approach to privacy

  • As part of your job, you will be working on tools that process personal data relating to Yubo users.
  • As a social media platform, we require our employees to have a strong awareness and understanding of privacy issues, and in particular of children's online safety, privacy and well-being.
  • Every employee at Yubo is expected to participate in compliance with data protection regulations as well as the continuous improvement of our Privacy & Safety By Design measures.
  • Your responsibilities

  • As the iOS Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for driving both day-to-day execution and long-term excellence within the iOS team, ensuring we ship high-quality features at scale while creating a culture of ownership, learning, and collaboration.
  • You will act as a key enabler for the team, helping engineers navigate ambiguity, remove blockers, and make fast yet thoughtful decisions that balance short-term outcomes and long-term goals.
  • You will play a central role in promoting a data-informed engineering culture: defining and tracking quality metrics, improving delivery workflows, and embedding visibility tools that support decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • You will lead technical and organizational initiatives to ensure the long-term scalability and reliability of our mobile stack, including managing technical debt, aligning on architecture with Tech Leads, and enforcing performance and maintainability standards across the board.
  • You will align the team with Yubo’s values and strategic direction, fostering a strong sense of purpose and shared ownership within the iOS team and across functions (Product, Design, Backend, QA...).
  • You will actively contribute to process improvement and team efficiency, using feedback and best practices to scale a high-performing engineering organization.
  • You will grow, retain and recruit top talent, ensuring each team member is supported through clear expectations, constructive feedback, and tailored career development.
  • Finally, you will take part in managing the full lifecycle of your team: from onboarding and ramp-up to internal mobility and performance coaching,  helping each team member thrive while we scale our mobile ambitions.
  • Our technical stack

  • CLEAN architecture
  • 100% Swift codebase
  • Ongoing migration to SwiftUI and Swift 6
  • Asynchronous programming with Swift Concurrency
  • Backend communication through REST APIs
  • Dependency management via Swift Package Manager
  • Real-time communication with WebRTC
  • CI/CD workflows powered by Bitrise
  • Firebase for release monitoring and analytics
  • Who you are

  • You have at least 8 years of experience with a minimum of 3 years as a manager.
  • You have experience in start-up or scale-up
  • You have a significative native iOS app development background
  •  You are experienced in working in remote environments
  • The recruitment process

  • Phone screen with a TAM
  • First interview with Head of Mobile 
  • Technical test and debrief 
  • Culture Fit interview
  • What we offer :

  • A highly competitive salary range as well as equity in the company
  • A highly flexible remote work policy, generally between 2-4 days at the office per month, with monthly team events.
  • We also cover fees for external professional events and meetups (API days, etc…)
  • Great health insurance coverage for both you and your family by Alan, fully paid for by Yubo !
  • Numerous benefits for parents: additional parental leave, easy access to nurseries and in France.
  • Join Yubo and help shape the future of Social Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact.

    Here’s how we live our mission every day:

    You own the impact: Step up, adapt, and make it matter

    Unconventionally Smart: Hack with intent, borrow smart, build better

    Be Bold & Resilient: Raise your head, break barriers, keep moving forward

    One team, one mission: No egos, no passengers, just shared wins

    Trust and Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with collaboration: 

    - Paris and Île-de-France: 1 day minimum per week at the office

    - In Europe: 2 days per month at the office

    Enjoy Top-notch Benefits 

    Culture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits:

    Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options 

    Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities

    Family-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies

    Wellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives

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    About The Company

    Yubo is the Social Discovery app to make new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow. Our team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission.

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