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Marriott International · 1 month ago

Director, Mobile Engineering

7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, US

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$119K/yr - $198K/yr

8+ years exp

Marriott International is a leading hospitality company, and they are seeking a Director of Mobile Engineering to lead multiple iOS and Android engineering teams. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality mobile experiences that enhance guest engagement and drive business performance across the Marriott Bonvoy apps.

FashionHospitalityMusic

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Supports cross-functional collaboration across product, experience, design, and data teams

Partners with Product Directors to define priorities, sequencing, and release strategies aligned with business value and guest-journey objectives

Ensures engineering teams understand requirements, scope, acceptance criteria, and upstream/downstream dependencies

Communicates program status, delivery risks, and prioritization decisions to senior leadership and business stakeholders

Provides engineering insight to product planning, investment prioritization, and quarterly/PI delivery commitments

Leads engineering managers and tech leads; promotes strong delivery behaviors, engineering rigor, and cross-platform collaboration

Recruits, develops, and retains top mobile engineering talent by fostering a culture of inclusion, empowerment, ownership, and continuous learning

Partners on workforce planning, staffing strategy, onboarding, and succession planning

Provides regular coaching, feedback, performance evaluations, and development plans for leaders and engineers

Leverages prior hands-on experience (iOS and/or Android) to support engineering teams in evaluating solutions, troubleshooting complex issues, and accelerating delivery when needed

Provides guidance on implementation approaches, integration patterns, and system interactions; promotes reuse and simplification without owning platform architecture

Serves as an escalation point for deep technical challenges; removes barriers via hands-on assistance, pairing, or targeted SME engagement

Ensures adherence to standard SDLC processes, development tools, secure coding practices, and compliance requirements

Drives maturity in engineering KPIs including throughput, crash rates, performance benchmarks, defect density, PR cycle time, and production SLAs

Promotes continuous improvement in tooling, observability, operational readiness, workflows, and development practices to improve developer velocity and product quality

Encourages innovation, prototyping, and evaluation of emerging tools or frameworks supporting developer efficiency and guest experience

Oversees release management, deployment, and production readiness for mobile applications

Ensures effective incident response and problem-management practices in partnership with operations and vendor teams

Monitors application performance, reliability, and customer experience—including session health, booking completion, and loyalty engagement metrics

Uses data-driven insights to guide improvements in performance and stability

Manages multi-million-dollar operating budgets; ensures investment alignment with strategic priorities and financial plans

Oversees third-party engineering delivery; ensures performance meets expectations, SLAs, and quality standards

Supports business case development for platform enhancements, capacity planning, and vendor strategy

Ensures efficient use of resources; drives cost discipline and value realization

Qualification

Mobile developmentEngineering leadershipAgile product deliveryBackend service integrationHospitality experienceCI/CD pipelinesMobile commerceSoft skills

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

Benefits

Stock Package?

Bonus Eligible?

Company

Marriott International

Glassdoor4.0

Marriott International, Inc.

Founded in 1998

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees

https://w-hotels.marriott.com

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