Director, Mobile Application Engineering

October 1, 2026

Hybrid

Head

Warszawa

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Description

The Director of Mobile Application Engineering owns the mobile engineering strategy and delivers secure, scalable enterprise mobile applications across iOS, Android, and modern cross-platform technologies. The role combines technical leadership, organizational development, product engineering, and innovation to accelerate digital transformation. The leader drives adoption of AI-assisted software engineering, cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, automation, and modern mobile practices while partnering with product, security, infrastructure, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Support and execute the mobile engineering strategy aligned with established product and business objectives
Build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering managers, architects, technical leads, and software engineers while creating succession plans and career development opportunities
Lead the design, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of enterprise mobile applications across iOS, Android, and modern cross-platform technologies
Manage mobile architecture standards, reusable platforms, shared SDKs, engineering frameworks, and governance enabling rapid product delivery across multiple applications
Drive adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools and intelligent development practices to improve productivity, quality, automated testing, documentation, code generation, and release velocity
Partner with Product Management to build customer-centric digital products that evolve through customer feedback, analytics, experimentation, and data-driven decision making
Evaluate and implement Generative AI capabilities within mobile applications to improve customer, employee, and patient experiences
Champion engineering excellence through Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated quality engineering, and modern software delivery practices
Improve developer experience through automation, self-service engineering platforms, modern development environments, developer tooling, and productivity initiatives
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, performant, observable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity standards
Partner with Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Risk organizations to ensure mobile applications meet regulatory, HIPAA, privacy, security, and secure SDLC requirements
Collaborate with executive leadership to define technology strategy, investment priorities, engineering roadmaps, and long-term platform evolution
Drive operational excellence through observability, telemetry, monitoring, crash analytics, feature flags, experimentation, and performance optimization
Manage engineering metrics including DORA metrics, application health, engineering productivity, operational reliability, software quality, customer adoption, and business outcomes
Lead technical risk management, production support, incident response, disaster recovery, and continuous service improvement activities
Evaluate emerging mobile technologies, AI platforms, engineering tools, frameworks, and industry trends that improve innovation and accelerate software delivery
Manage engineering budgets, vendor relationships, resource planning, strategic investments, and technology partnerships
Foster a high-performance engineering culture centered on ownership, collaboration, innovation, technical excellence, continuous learning, accountability, and customer focus

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered
Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles, architecture patterns, cloud-native application development, and enterprise mobile engineering
Expertise in native mobile development, cross-platform frameworks, API-first architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-connected mobile solutions
Strong knowledge of secure software development lifecycle, mobile application security, privacy, authentication, identity management, and modern cybersecurity practices
Demonstrated experience implementing engineering governance, architecture standards, and engineering excellence initiatives
Strong executive communication, organizational leadership, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills
Proven ability to influence technical and business decisions across executive leadership and cross-functional organizations
Demonstrated success leading large-scale enterprise technology transformations within globally distributed engineering organizations
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant experience delivering enterprise mobile applications and digital products
5+ years leading engineering managers, architects, or globally distributed software engineering organizations
Demonstrated experience supporting and executing mobile engineering strategies based on already established enterprise standards
Proven success leading development and delivery of enterprise-scale iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, or equivalent mobile platforms
Experience building reusable engineering platforms, shared services, developer tooling, and engineering frameworks
Experience implementing AI-assisted software development practices and evaluating emerging AI technologies that improve engineering productivity
Experience implementing DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, quality engineering, and modern software delivery practices
Experience improving engineering organizations using data-driven metrics including DORA Metrics, operational KPIs, engineering productivity, and software quality indicators
Experience managing multiple engineering roadmaps, budgets, strategic investments, vendors, and resource planning
Experience partnering with Product Management, Architecture, Data & AI, Security, Infrastructure, and executive leadership to deliver enterprise technology solutions
Experience leading geographically distributed engineering organizations across multiple regions and cultures
Experience in healthcare, life sciences, clinical research, medical devices, digital health, or other highly regulated industries
Experience leading enterprise digital transformation or platform modernization initiatives
Experience building AI-powered mobile experiences leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), conversational AI, intelligent search, recommendation engines, or AI agents
Experience integrating Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI Services, or equivalent enterprise AI platforms
Experience with cloud-native architectures using Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
Experience with Kubernetes, containers, microservices, event-driven architecture, API Management, Azure Functions, or serverless computing
Experience with modern observability platforms including Datadog, New Relic, Sentry, Crashlytics, Azure Monitor, or equivalent technologies
Experience implementing advanced mobile analytics, feature management, A/B testing, personalization, and digital experience optimization
Experience with Playwright, Appium, automated testing frameworks, shift-left testing, and modern Quality Engineering practices
Relevant certifications in Cloud Architecture, AI Engineering, Agile Delivery, Software Architecture, Security, or Technology Leadership
Demonstrated track record of building world-class engineering organizations and developing future technology leaders

Conditions

Hybrid role based in Warsaw
Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment
Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international
Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day
Repetitive hand movement of both hands with fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
Occasional crouching and stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck
Light to moderate lifting and carrying of objects, including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs
Regular and consistent attendance; varied hours may be required

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