Senior Manager - Mobile App Development

McDonald’s Mexico; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global restaurant brand in Mexico City is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Mobile Software team. This role involves mentoring a high-performing team, guiding architecture decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the global mobile application. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of mobile development experience and strong engineering leadership skills, with a proficiency in English. This position offers an innovative environment at the forefront of technology.

Formación

• 7+ years in mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java).
• 5+ years in engineering leadership managing cross-functional teams.
• English proficiency B2-C1.

Responsabilidades

• Mentor and grow a high-performing mobile engineering team.
• Guide architecture decisions for scalable mobile solutions.
• Partner with Tech Leaders and Product Managers to align goals.
• Drive KPIs and ensure high availability of mobile applications.

Conocimientos

Mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java)

Engineering leadership

Cross-platform frameworks (React Native, Flutter)

Mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, VIPER)

Git workflows

CI/CD tools

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Descripción del empleo

McDonald’s growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts, we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital, and Drive Thru). McDonald’s will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive Thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in, or takeaway.

McDonald’s Global Technology is here to power tomorrow’s feel-good moments.

That’s why you’ll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness, one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time. Using AI, robotics, and emerging tech, we’re digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we’re reshaping all areas of the business, industry, and every community that is home to a McDonald’s restaurant. We face complex tech challenges every day. But that’s where our diverse and talented teams come in. They’re made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, thriving in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.

We’re recruiting engineers to join our Global Technology team in Mexico City as we open our McDonald’s Capability Center (MCC). Our Mexico City MCC will be a hub for technology innovation and operational support to help us build solutions that improve our customer, crew, and employee experiences daily.

Check out the McDonald’s Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how our technology and global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.

Job Description:

Company Description:

McDonald’s growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts, we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital, and Drive Thru). McDonald’s will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive Thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in, or takeaway.

McDonald’s Global Technology is here to power tomorrow’s feel-good moments.

We’re exploring innovative ways to serve our customers using AI, robotics, and emerging tech, digitizing the Golden Arches and reshaping our business and communities. Our diverse teams thrive in a fast-paced environment, tackling complex tech challenges daily.

We are recruiting engineers for our Global Technology team in Mexico City, opening the McDonald’s Capability Center (MCC), a hub for innovation and operational support to enhance customer, crew, and employee experiences.

Learn more on the McDonald’s Global Technology Technical Blog about how our global team is enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.

Job Role: Senior Engineering Manager, Mobile Software

The Senior Engineering Manager will report to the Director of Engineering and lead our Mobile software engineering team. Responsibilities include guiding the team to develop functional expertise and deliver high-quality services across mobile, web, and third-party integrations. This role is critical in transforming our global mobile application (GMA), working closely with Technical Leads, MCX, and Architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and grow a high-performing mobile engineering team, define career paths, foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and use metrics to measure performance.
• Technical Strategy & Execution: Guide architecture decisions for scalable, secure mobile solutions, maintain technical credibility, and define CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, and release processes.
• Product & Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Tech Leaders, Product Managers, and cross-functional teams to align goals, and monitor app performance and user satisfaction through metrics and dashboards.
• Operational Excellence: Drive KPIs, A/B testing, and data-driven decisions; ensure high availability, performance, and security of mobile applications; lead initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve engineering velocity.

Qualifications

• Willingness to embody McDonald’s values: Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, Family.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• English proficiency B2-C1.
• 7+ years in mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java).
• 5+ years in engineering leadership managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience with cross-platform frameworks (React Native, Flutter) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, VIPER, etc.).
• Proficiency in Git workflows, CI/CD tools, Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus.