Director, Product Engineering (Mobile)

About Us

Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. We have over 2,700+ stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, Spain, and Australia. 90% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent franchisees.

 

At Planet Fitness, our unique mission has always been to enhance people’s lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment. And we’re proud of the amazing Planet Fitness team that supports our clubs and team members. They are comprised of dynamic, dedicated, and talented individuals who represent our values of integrity, transparency, passion, respect, and excellence (while having fun!) in everything they do.

 

Joining the PF family means being part of a company that cares about bettering the health and wellbeing of our communities. It means being a part of a supportive, engaging workforce with an inclusive culture that values diversity and creates an environment where everyone can feel they belong. It means encouraging professional growth and development. It means making true, lasting connections with your co-workers with celebrations, team building activities and engaging corporate events! It means creating a positive impact in our local communities through our Judgement Free Generation® philanthropic initiative. It means being part of a brand that you can be proud of!

 

For the past 30 years, we’ve helped millions of people in their fitness journey and revolutionized the industry along the way. And we’re just getting started!

Overview

The Director, Product Engineering leads the architecture, design, development, and delivery activities of multiple cross-functional engineering workstreams.  Through a mix of strategic technical vision and cross-workstream leadership and coordination, the Director drives the technical direction of multiple concurrent strategic initiatives.  The Director partners closely with Product and Design leaders to identify innovative solutions to user and business challenges using leading technology and delivery practices and domain expertise.  They also work closely with Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Tech Operations leaders to reimagine methodologies and ways of working.

 

As a senior member of a growing team, the Director, Product Engineering plays a crucial role in shaping and defining the team's culture through indirect delivery leadership and direct people management. They thrive in a fast-paced environment where teamwork, technical excellence, business understanding, and cross-functional collaboration are paramount.

 

This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires regular, in-person work at our Hampton, NH office. Our hybrid model is M/T/W in office and TH/F are optional work-from-home. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of our office. Fully remote work is not available for this role.

Responsibilities

The Director is the Technical Lead for multiple delivery Workstreams and Pods.  They set the technical direction for a specific business or functional area, ensuring architectural coherence across both.  They also coach Workstream and Pod Tech Leads while partnering with workstream Product, Design, and Program leaders.

 

Craft

• Drives multiple critical initiatives concurrently, providing technical expertise and oversight of architecture, design, and delivery across multiple teams.
• Defines repeatable approaches for writing, validating, and shipping high-quality software in new and innovative ways.
• Drives adoption of modern engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and cloud-native patterns.
• Brings AI to development and delivery activities, establishing new patterns of engagement across cross-functional teams.

Delivery

• Develops and reviews delivery plans that take advantage of cutting-edge technologies to deliver solutions that exceed expectations.
• Launches new capabilities rapidly while managing risk continuously from inception through operations, focusing heavily on Strategic Planning and Discovery to validate prior to full-scale delivery.
• Partners with Product and Design leaders to explore solutions that amaze users and drive business outcomes, driving any related partnerships.
• Strongly advocates for customer-centric thinking while balancing technical feasibility and business priorities.
• Coaches team on anticipating and mitigating risks early in the development cycle, ensuring scalable and resilient solutions.
• Works across engineering, infrastructure, data, and security leaders to rethink methodologies,