Mobile Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety

Matchgroup
New York, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level mobile engineers who combine technical fluency in Swift/Kotlin with a genuine care for user safety in digital platforms.

Best fit for

  • Mobile engineers who can lead while maintaining hands-on coding skills.
    — “maintain meaningful technical fluency and occasionally take on scoped projects yourself
  • Leaders who see safety features as product innovations, not just compliance.
    — “not just compliance checkboxes – they are product innovations

Things to consider

  • Expect to split time between management and hands-on mobile development.
    — “occasionally take on scoped projects yourself in Swift or Kotlin
  • Safety features require balancing technical craft with human-centered design.
    — “demands both technical craft and genuine care for the humans

How to stand out

  • Showcase small-team leadership where you remained technically hands-on.
    — “lead a tight-knit group of 4-6 iOS and Android engineers
  • Highlight mobile projects where user trust directly impacted engagement.
    — “directly shape whether users feel confident enough to show up authentically
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Led a team of mobile engineers
  • Maintained technical fluency
  • Implemented safety features
Typical background
Mobile EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentProduct Management

Skills & requirements

Required

IosAndroidSwiftKotlinMobile EngineeringTrust & Safety Features

Preferred

Content ModerationIdentity VerificationReal-time Safety InterventionsUser Experience

Stack & domain

IosAndroidSwiftKotlin

About the role

Original posting from Matchgroup via Lever

Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted

In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.

About the Role

Ensuring the safety and security of the Hinge community is a core part of our product strategy and one of our most important competitive differentiators. The features that keep users safe, such as reporting and blocking flows, content moderation interfaces, identity verification touchpoints, and real-time safety interventions, are not just compliance checkboxes – they are product innovations that directly shape whether users feel confident enough to show up authentically. Getting them right demands both technical craft and genuine care for the humans using them.

As the Mobile Engineering Manager for this team, you'll lead a tight-knit group of 4-6 iOS and Android engineers embedded across our Trust & Safety teams. You'll be expected to maintain meaningful technical fluency and occasionally take on scoped projects yourself in Swift or Kotlin alongside your team.

Source: Matchgroup careers (Lever)

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