Principal Engineer (Director) Mobile Engineering
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Job Location:
Bethesda, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Serves as the technical leader for integrating AI across native iOS and Android engineering teams. Drives adoption and effective use of AI-enabled capabilities throughout the Agile delivery workflowenabling engineers to leverage technologies such as Cursor LLM-based IDE integrations (Xcode Android Studio) and emerging AI developer tooling across the software development lifecycle. Champions a culture of rapid learning experimentation and collaborative engagement ensuring actionable feedback informs evolving strategies and implementation plans.
Partners closely with Principal Engineers Engineering Directors Enterprise Architecture and squad Tech Leads to advise on complex technical challengesproducing high-quality scalable and secure solutions. Conducts solution reviews provides hands-on coaching and recommends improvements to development patterns workflows tools and standards.
Beyond AI initiatives this role also leads core mobile engineering practicesarchitecting scalable iOS and Android solutions optimizing performance and ensuring code quality and security. Guides teams through complex integrations modernization initiatives and platform-specific challenges while partnering with feature teams and UX to deliver intuitive high-performing experiences.
Excels at communicating complex concepts clearly and effectivelyboth in writing and in presentations tailored to technical and executive audiences. Maintains a strategic mindset that continuously reinforces the broader organizational context building actionable plans that guide teams toward aligned and measurable outcomes.
Stays current with the rapidly evolving AI and Mobile ecosystems to remain a trusted authority on emerging capabilities and industry best practices. Researches new tools frameworks and models assessing them objectively against business goals and constraints. Leads proof-of-concept efforts and educates the broader mobile engineering community internally and externally.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required:
10 years of hands-on native mobile application development (iOS or Android)
Demonstrated experience integrating AI tools (e.g. Cursor or similar LLMs) into mobile development workflows
Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and operationalize new technologies
Track record of leading technical teams and delivering results in Agile environments
Strong technical expertise in mobile development and AI-assisted developer tools
Undergraduate or graduate degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
Preferred:
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional and/or transformation initiatives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present to technical and executive audiences
Experience facilitating working groups community forums or feedback-driven process evolution
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
AI Strategy & Tool Integration
Define and drive an evolving strategy for AI adoption within mobile engineering
Lead integration of AI tooling across ideation coding testing and code review
Establish and maintain best practices for AI-assisted development (e.g. Rules in Cursor) tailored to iOS and Android
Ensure appropriate code-quality privacy and IP safeguards when integrating AI tooling
Leverage MCP Servers to extend AI integration across various tools
Promote spec-driven development to ensure AI-generated code aligns with clearly defined contracts behaviors and acceptance criteria; encourage developers to use structured specifications to guide prompt engineering code generation and automated validation
Collaboration & Guidance
Create and lead a working group to gather input share learnings and provide ongoing direction
Foster an inclusive environment that encourages peer contribution to process and tool evolution
Communicate strategy progress and outcomes to developers leaders and digital executives
Continuous Improvement
Monitor measure and refine processes to ensure AI enables creativity innovation and efficiency
Continuously incorporate feedback and industry trends to keep tooling and approaches current and effective
Objectively assess emerging technologies through prototypes and proof of concepts
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
A comprehensive living strategy for AI adoptionaccessible to both developers and executives
Documented best practices and evolving processes for AI-assisted workflows
Platform-specific coding guidelines and rule sets for AI tools (e.g. Cursor) supporting iOS and Android development
Defined metrics and KPIs that quantify adoption efficiency gains quality improvements and developer experience outcomes
At Marriott International we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture talent and experiences of our are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis including disability veteran status or other basis protected by applicable law.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
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