R&D Manager - Mobile Solutions

Stryker India Private Limited; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker India Private Limited is seeking an Manager for R&D, Mobile Solutions. You will lead a mobile engineering team delivering high-quality applications, balancing strategic product development with customer-facing delivery, and driving engineering best practices across iOS, Android, and cross-platform tech.

You will oversee customer engagements, drive continuous improvement, and promote AI-enabled development practices while partnering with Product, Quality, Support, and R&D teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 14+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership role.
• Experience leading mobile development teams through the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of iOS and Android development, architecture, and deployment practices.
• Experience with cloud-connected applications, APIs, and modern software architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, and quality engineering.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing mobile engineering team.
• Customer escalations: Manage, root cause analysis, and timely resolution.
• Standards & roadmaps: Establish engineering standards, processes, and technical roadmaps.
• Delivery leadership: Monitor metrics related to product quality, customer satisfaction, and team performance.
• Mobile Solutions & Delivery: Provide technical leadership for iOS, Android, and cross-platform apps.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Drive adoption of CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, and DevOps best practices.
• AI & Innovation Champion: Promote responsible AI adoption through governance and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

iOS (Swift/SwiftUI/Objective-C)

Android (Kotlin/Java)

CI/CD

DevOps

Quality engineering

Job description

Manager – R&D, Mobile Solutions Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

We are seeking an R&D Manager, Mobile Solutions to lead a mobile engineering team delivering high-quality applications and exceptional customer experiences. This role combines technical leadership, people management, operational excellence, customer engagement, and product innovation. The successful candidate will drive engineering best practices, oversee mobile application delivery, resolve complex customer issues, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing mobile engineering team. Manage customer escalations, drive root cause analysis, and ensure timely resolution. Establish engineering standards, development processes, and technical roadmaps. Monitor and improve key metrics related to product quality, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and team performance.

Mobile Solutions & Delivery Provide technical leadership for iOS, Android, and cross-platform applications. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business needs. Partner with Product, Quality, Support, and R&D teams to deliver reliable customer-facing solutions. Drive adoption of CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, and DevOps best practices. Balance strategic product development with operational support responsibilities.

AI & Innovation Champion AI-assisted and agentic software development practices to improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed. Promote responsible AI adoption through governance and engineering best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 14+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership role.
• Experience leading mobile development teams through the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of iOS and Android development, architecture, and deployment practices.
• Experience with cloud-connected applications, APIs, and modern software architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, and quality engineering.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, or .NET MAUI.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience in healthcare, medical device, or other regulated environments.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Technical Competencies

iOS (Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin, Java) development Mobile architectures including MVVM, Clean Architecture, and Dependency Injection REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and cloud integration CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and DevOps practices Automated testing across unit, integration, UI, and end-to-end levels Mobile security, privacy, authentication, and secure coding practices AI-assisted software development and engineering productivity tools Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

Travel Percentage: 10% Experience Level Mid Level