Director Mobile Apps Engineering

Altice USA•Town of Oyster Bay, NY

2d•$155,509 - $255,479

About The Position

The Director, Mobile Apps Engineering is a senior technology leader responsible for defining and executing Optimum's customer-facing mobile application strategy. The role owns end-to-end engineering delivery for the mobile platform vision and leads multiple engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable customer experiences. It combines deep mobile platform expertise, including Flutter and Dart, with organizational leadership and strategic vision to accelerate time-to-market, improve customer experience, and increase development velocity. The Director partners with Product, Design, Backend/Platform Engineering, Security, and Business leaders to deliver customer-centric mobile solutions at scale.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
12+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
Proven experience leading mobile engineering teams and delivering large-scale, consumer-facing applications across iOS and Android distribution channels.
Deep expertise in Flutter and Dart, including production experience shipping customer-facing apps across iOS and Android.
Demonstrated success leading distributed and/or contractor engineering teams through architecture, delivery, and production release.
Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, modularization, testing strategy, and platform scalability.
Strong experience with mobile CI/CD, release management, and observability tooling.
Familiarity with mobile security practices, including OAuth/OIDC, secure storage, certificate pinning, and app attestation.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Passion for innovation, customer experience, and continuous improvement.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience with telecom, subscription-based, or account-management mobile applications.
Working knowledge of mobile BFF and API gateway design patterns.
Familiarity with native mobile development, including Kotlin and Swift.
Experience leading or overseeing migration from native Android (Kotlin) and/or iOS (Swift) codebases to Flutter.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the customer-facing mobile engineering vision, Flutter platform strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
Own mobile engineering delivery, quality, platform standards, and innovation across iOS and Android.
Establish long-term architecture direction, reusable component strategy, and technology standards.
Lead and scale multiple engineering teams and managers while fostering a high-performing and inclusive culture.
Develop leadership bench strength through mentorship, succession planning, and talent development.
Drive hiring strategies and organizational design to support growth and evolving business needs.
Champion engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Oversee large-scale, multi-team mobile initiatives and ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and outcomes.
Ensure predictable milestone delivery while maintaining standards for scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
Drive adoption of CI/CD, automation, observability, crash analytics, and DevSecOps practices.
Establish and track KPIs for engineering efficiency, product quality, and customer experience.
Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing, Analytics, and Operations leaders to deliver seamless customer experiences.
Align engineering investments with customer needs, revenue goals, and operational efficiency.
Influence and contribute to enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives.
Set standards for architecture, code quality, testing, performance optimization, accessibility, and localization.
Document platform standards, reusable libraries, and release playbooks.
Guide teams in adopting modern frameworks and evolving mobile ecosystems across Flutter, iOS, and Android.
Oversee technical debt management and platform modernization initiatives.
Drive innovation through prototyping, experimentation, and proof-of-concepts for emerging mobile capabilities.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and corporate policies.
Manage budgets, vendor relationships, cost optimization initiatives, contractor governance, and long-term staffing plans.
Translate technology investments into business value, ROI, and customer impact.
Identify patent opportunities and contribute to intellectual property strategy.