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Engineering Director, Mobile Applications

Dotdash Meredith
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Job Title

Engineering Director, Mobile Applications

Job Description

About Your Contributions :

  • Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our mobile application across iOS and Android platforms, as well as the internal APIs and CMS that manage our app content.
  • Establish and maintain a mature software development lifecycle (SDLC) for mobile app updates on both iOS and Android platforms, including roadmap-driven versioning, robust testing processes to ensure performance, reliability, and security, and compliance with platform-specific guidelines to ensure app-store approvals
  • Monitor app performance using analytics tools and continuously optimize performance based on user feedback and usage data to improve the overall user experience.
  • Work closely with product managers, designers, content creators, and other teams to integrate product vision and feedback, enhance app features, and drive user engagement.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional division of mobile app developers, CMS engineers, QA and other technical stakeholders.

About Your Qualifications :

You have deep knowledge of modern mobile app development techniques and trends, as well as broad familiarity with web application development. You are an experienced manager of managers who can help guide and shape our engineering teams into a cohesive whole. You have :

  • Proven experience (8 years) in managing cross-functional teams developing iOS and Android apps.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate team members.
  • Strong technical background with expertise in mobile application technologies, especially
  • Firebase and mobile application technologies : Deep experience with Firebase services, including Firestore for scalable NoSQL data storage, Crashlytics for monitoring and resolving app crashes, and Firebase Push Notifications for real-time user engagement and messaging

  • React Native and similar (e.g., Flutter) : Build high-performance, cross-platform mobile applications with a JavaScript / TypeScript core and native platform-specific UI components, including predictable state management patterns using Redux or similar alternatives.
  • Native App development : Familiarity with building and managing both Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android) true-native applications; the ideal candidate will have experience migrating from an existing codebase, and can help guide the conversation about when and if to do so.
  • Nest.js or similar (e.g., Express.js, Fastify) : Develop scalable, efficient, and extensible server-side applications using modern web frameworks like Nest.js or equivalent alternatives.
  • Code signing and release management : Expertise in managing the end-to-end app release process, including code signing, provisioning profiles, and certificates for both iOS and Android platforms, and CI / CD pipelines. Proficient in ensuring secure and compliant app distribution through App Store, Google Play, or enterprise channels.
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration of APIs into front-end applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and deliver high-quality products under tight deadlines.
  • Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies and project management tools (e.g., Jira).
  • Familiarity with content creation tools such as image uploaders, video players, social media APIs, and other related technologies.
  • It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

    The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here : https : / / www.e-verify.gov / employees

    Pay Range

    Salary : $190,000 - $225,000

    The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

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    Salary : $190,000 - $225,000

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