Engineering Manager, Mobile & Frontend

Axon Axon · Enterprise · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 2004 Sensors - Devices

Engineering Manager for Mobile & Frontend at Axon, leading a team in Vietnam to develop and enhance mobile IoT applications that connect Axon devices to officers in the field. The role involves driving execution, delivering new features, optimizing performance, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. Collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams is key, with a focus on security, reliability, and quality. The manager will also contribute to defining future mobile offerings and scaling the platform.

What you'd actually do

  1. Ensure alignment of team objectives with organizational goals and priorities.
  2. Drive execution—planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives—so the team ships predictably and learns continuously.
  3. Deliver new features, performance optimizations, and reliability enhancements to customers on a predictable, high-quality cadence.
  4. Provide dotted-line leadership for the mobile team in Vietnam—reviewing architecture, roadmaps, and release readiness while empowering their local manager for day-to-day execution.
  5. Partner with Product and Design to craft intuitive, resilient mobile experiences.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years in mobile or software development
  • 3 years managing engineers
  • demonstrated success planning and delivering multiple overlapping projects that span several months
  • Hands-on practice establishing engineering workflows that prioritize quality, security, maintainability, extensibility, and operational discipline
  • A track record of guiding and mentoring diverse teams while supporting both technical mastery and career growth
  • Deep proficiency in one of: Android, iOS, or modern frontend development (React, TypeScript)
  • shipping production apps to Google Play, the App Store, or deploying large-scale production frontend applications to real users

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with two or more of: Android, iOS, and modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript)
  • Desktop experience (e.g., Electron) is a plus
  • Knowledge of Video Streaming and IoT Device Connectivity
  • Familiarity with networking protocols such as TCP, UDP, BLE, and Wi-Fi
  • comfort using tools like Wireshark or Charles for troubleshooting

What the JD emphasized

  • shipping production apps to Google Play, the App Store, or deploying large-scale production frontend applications to real users