Director of Engineering, Mobile

Ingenio • San Francisco, CA

13d • $190,000 - $220,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Director of Engineering, Mobile, you will lead a team of mobile engineers and oversee the strategy and architecture for our Flutter and native mobile applications, ensuring high-quality experiences for our B2C users. You will combine hands-on expertise with visionary leadership to drive the evolution of our mobile platform. Please note: This role will require being in our SF office at least 3 days per week (Tuesday-Thursday).

Requirements

• 10+ years of mobile development experience, including Flutter, iOS (Swift), and Android (Kotlin).
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing engineers and defining technical strategy.
• Skilled in designing and evolving mobile architecture that ensure maintainability, reliability, and long-term growth.
• Strong experience translating business and product goals into actionable technical strategies.
• Expertise in evaluating emerging technologies, including agent-based AI, and implementing solutions that advance mobile platforms and team efficiency.
• Hands-on technical skills to guide architecture, review code, and provide mentorship when needed.
• Demonstrated success optimizing development processes, release pipelines, and team workflows.
• Deep understanding of testing strategies and frameworks, including unit, integration, and automated testing, to ensure high-quality mobile delivery.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, collaborate across teams, and build alignment while driving consensus among cross-functional stakeholders.
• Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical involvement to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow the mobile engineering team, emphasizing robust engineering practices, continuous skill development, and effective collaboration.
• Define and execute the mobile engineering strategy in alignment with company goals and product vision.
• Define and drive adoption of technical standards, architecture guidelines, and best practices to ensure sustainable, scalable, and high-quality code.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering leadership to translate business and user goals into actionable technical strategies.
• Identify opportunities to optimize development processes, release pipelines, and team workflows—leveraging AI tools and automation to increase team efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging mobile technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, making recommendations to enhance our mobile platform and maintain competitive advantage.
• Advocate for best practices in accessibility, localization, performance, and user experience.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work alongside a friendly, talented, and highly collaborative team
• Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous holiday and PTO policies (including Birthday PTO!)
• Summer Fridays
• Technology stipend
• 401k matching program
• Lunch
• Wellness allowance
• Training and development opportunities and allowance
• Fun and inclusive in-person and virtual events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed