Manager- Engineering (React Native)

Daxko powers health & wellness throughout the world. Every day our team members focus their passion and expertise in helping health & wellness facilities operate efficiently and engage their members.

Whether a neighborhood yoga studio, a national franchise with locations in every city, a YMCA or JCC--and every type of organization in between--we build solutions that make every aspect of running and being a member of a health and wellness organization easier and delightful.

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll play a dual role — guiding the team’s growth and productivity while remaining closely aligned with technical architecture, development best practices, and product delivery. You’ll collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional partners to shape solutions that are scalable, user-centric, and built to last. The Engineering Manager should have deep expertise in React Native to lead a high-performing team in delivering world-class mobile applications.

Roles and Responsibilities -
 

• Drive the design, development and delivery of high-quality React Native applications.
• Align with Product Management to set the strategic direction of the product, to define roadmaps, align priorities to deliver impactful solutions.
• Own and evolve the technical architecture of the products.
• Collaborate with DevOps, TechOps and other teams.
• Ensure code quality through peer reviews, automated testing, and clean architecture standards.
• Strive to continuously improve the operations, processes, methodologies, technology choices, and practices of the team.
• Interact with direct reports, customers, and peers to share information and improve cross-department processes and support long-term planning.
• Strive for clarity, transparency and openness between engineers and business partners
• Champion engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Apply Focus on Agile methodologies to manage sprints, stand-ups, retrospectives, and release cycles.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• An active coach and mentor for Engineers of varying levels
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and Agile team culture.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Conduct regular 1:1s and provide constructive performance reviews.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Support hiring efforts including interviewing, onboarding, and training new team members.
• Create career paths and development plans for team members based on skillsets and business needs.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related experience
• 10+ years of experience in software development
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in mobile development
• 7 + years of expertise in React Native.
• 2+ years of experience in leading and managing global development teams
• Good knowledge of backend technologies with hands-on experience in MySQL.
• Strong experience with Git, CI/CD, and automated testing (unit, integration, performance).
• Solid grasp of software design principles, scalable architectures, and cloud deployments.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree or higher (or related experience equivalent) in related field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Applied Mathematics, or Applied Sciences
• Three (3+) years of experience in leading or managing development teams, combined with a minimum of Ten (10+) years of hands-on experience in software engineering on development teams
• Experience with team building and organization management
• Experience with defining strategies used in an engineering department’s solutions development work

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.

#LI-Hybrid

Daxko is dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to diversity in the broadest sense, including thought and perspective, age, ability, nationality, ethnicity, orientation, and gender. The skills, perspectives, ideas, and experiences of all of our team members contribute to the vitality and success of our purpose and values.

We truly care for our team members, and this is reflected through our offices, and benefits, and great perks. These perks are only for our full-time team members. Some of our favorites include:

 🏢 🏡 Hybrid work model
 📆 Leave entitlements
🤕 Recently introduced hospitalization/caregiving leaves
 🍼 Paid parental leaves (Maternity, Paternity, & Adoption)
⚕️Group Health Insurance
🚵🏽 Accidental Insurance
💲Tax-saving reimbursements
🤑 Provident Fund (PF)
👖 Casual work environments
🎉 Company Events and Celebrations
🏆 Performance achievement awards
💸 Referral bonus
🚀 Learning & Development opportunities