DroneDeploy · 1 month ago
Manager of Software Engineering, Ground Mobile (USA)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expDroneDeploy powers field teams with robotics and AI. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a remote-first team of mobile engineers, focusing on delivery efficiency and team health while expanding the company's flagship iOS app and building a new Android capture app.
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Responsibilities
Manage and grow a remote-first team of mobile engineers. You'll be responsible for their performance, career development, and for fostering a high-autonomy, team-centered culture
Act as the key engineering partner to Product, Design, and other stakeholders. You'll drive alignment, influence strategy, make pragmatic trade-offs, and communicate decisions clearly
Drive the execution of your team's roadmap from goal setting, to project planning, and day-to-day execution, holding the team accountable for delivering results with predictability
Lead recruitment efforts to scale the team, specifically building out our new Android capabilities
Foster a culture of quality, reliability, and observability, guiding the team toward strong engineering practices
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience leading a mobile team responsible for an application with thousands of monthly active users
5+ years of experience delivering mobile applications, with deep technical expertise in Swift/iOS or Kotlin/Android
Technical awareness beyond mobile, including how mobile apps interact with backend services, networking layers, and web-based components, and the ability to engage the right partners when specialized knowledge is required
Demonstrated experience making data-driven decisions. You own your team's metrics from crash-free session rates to various reliability service level objective metrics
Proven experience managing distributed engineering and QA teams and fostering a high-performing, remote-first culture built on accountability and excellence
Benefits
Culture of Innovation & Collaboration – Thrive in an environment that values creativity and teamwork.
Drone Certification – Get certified and gain unique, hands-on skills with our full backing.
Flexible Work Arrangements – Enjoy autonomy with remote-first options and schedule flexibility.
Paid Family Leave – Take the time you need to support your family during life’s most important moments.
Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Plans designed to support your well-being.
Career & Growth Development – Build new skills and unlock opportunities through continuous learning.
Flexible PTO – Take time off when you need it to recharge—we trust you to manage your time well.
Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone great? Refer them and earn a bonus when they join our team.
Company
DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy unifies robotics and AI to deliver fast, confident reality capture operations for field teams .
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$157.55MKey Investors
Bessemer Venture PartnersEnergize CapitalScale Venture Partners
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $15M
2021-01-12Series E· $50M
2019-11-13Series D· $35M
Leadership Team
Michael Winn
CEO and Co-Founder
Nicholas Pilkington
CTO and Founder
Recent News
2025-10-29
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2025-10-22
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