Mobile App Tech Manager

Team Segment : Music

Objectives of this role:

KKBOX, a leading music streaming platform in Asia. We are seeking an experienced Mobile App Tech Manager to lead our iOS and Android engineering teams. This role combines hands-on mobile technical expertise with strong people and delivery leadership, ensuring high-quality client applications are delivered on time and at scale.
You will partner closely with senior engineers to define technical direction, own execution outcomes, and maintain a healthy, high-performing engineering culture.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of Mobile (iOS/Android) delivery outcomes: roadmap commitments, milestones, release quality, and post-release stability
• Identify potential risks in scope, timelines, or technical execution and take action to mitigate them
• Partner with senior engineers to evaluate technical designs, trade-offs, and long-term architecture decisions
• Establish and continuously improve engineering processes to balance speed, quality, and sustainability
• Manage, mentor, and support engineers across different seniority levels
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams to translate product requirements into executable technical plans

Requirements:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in mobile development (iOS or Android)
• 3+ years proven experience leading mobile engineering teams or projects
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on delivery, quality, and accountability
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture, performance, and maintainability
• Ability to engage in deep technical discussions and make informed engineering decisions

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with senior or staff engineers
• Experience across both iOS and Android platforms
• Experience with, or an open and proactive mindset toward adopting AI in engineering workflows
• Identify capability gaps in a tenured team; upgrade skills through coaching, pairing, and clear expectations—and decisively handle persistent underperformance
• Proven turnaround experience: driving change in a mature/tenured team, raising the bar, and establishing a performance culture