Director, Mobile Engineering

JOB SUMMARY 

The Director, Mobile Engineering is responsible for leading multiple Marriott iOS and Android engineering teams to deliver high-quality mobile experiences that drive guest engagement and business performance across the Marriott Bonvoy apps. This role oversees engineering execution for multiple mobile commerce squads that could include the search, shop, or book functions—ensuring predictable delivery, application stability, and business value. 

 

This leader blends strong people leadership, hands-on technical depth, and delivery excellence, including the ability to guide teams through implementation challenges, assist with technical issue resolution, and ensure adherence to modern engineering practices. Experience in hospitality is important to ensure development of mobile experiences aligned with guest expectations for loyalty, ease of booking, and personalization. 

 

The Director partners closely with Product, Architecture, Business Stakeholders, and engineering leads across channels to translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans. The ideal candidate is a seasoned mobile engineering leader with prior hands-on development experience (iOS and/or Android), a record of developing strong engineering organizations, and demonstrated success delivering business outcomes at global scale. 

 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education & Experience 

Required 

• 8+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience with direct oversight of native mobile development (iOS and/or Android) 

• Hands-on mobile development background; able to guide teams, make informed technical decisions, and assist with technical issue resolution 

• Experience delivering large-scale consumer mobile apps supporting millions of users 

• Experience in the hospitality, travel, or related guest-service industry, delivering mobile features supporting customer loyalty, search, shop, and booking journeys 

• 3+ years leading engineering managers and/or tech leads; proven ability to hire, develop, and coach high-performing hybrid/remote/offshore teams 

• Experience working in Agile product delivery environments; familiarity with SAFe or similar scaled frameworks 

• Demonstrated success partnering with Product to shape priorities, scope delivery, define outcomes, and ensure alignment with business goals 

• Working knowledge of backend service integration, API contracts, networking patterns, and related platform dependencies 

• Operational experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality, observability, performance monitoring, and app-store release management 

• Direct management of multi-million-dollar budgets (>$5M) 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience 

 

Preferred 

• Experience with mobile commerce (search, shop, booking) 

• Experience with experimentation frameworks, analytics, and optimization 

• Experience managing vendor/managed-services partners 

• Familiarity with SDLC, ITIL, and continuous-improvement frameworks 

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

Managing Mobile Engineering Delivery 

• Leads multiple mobile engineering squads across iOS and Android to deliver features supporting commercial outcomes, including guest-focused search, shop, and booking experiences 

• Ensures predictable execution using Agile and/or SAFe-aligned practices, including strong estimation, planning, and dependency management 

• Oversees implementation of technical solutions in partnership with Architecture and Tech Leads; contributes guidance as needed to validate feasibility and unblock delivery 

• Maintains high quality bars for design, secure coding practices, performance, accessibility, and compliance