Head of Mobile Engineering: Cross-Platform & AI-Driven Apps

PetSafe Brands

Knoxville (TN)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K match

Onsite health clinic

Dog-friendly office

Wellness program

Job summary

PetSafe Brands is seeking an Engineering Manager, Mobile Engineering to lead design, development, testing, and delivery of our mobile apps. You will build a high-performing team, set cross-platform standards, and ensure top-tier user experiences across devices.

You will drive modern mobile architectures, test automation, CI/CD, analytics, and secure, scalable delivery. This role emphasizes AI-assisted workflows to boost productivity and product quality in a hybrid delivery model.

Qualifications

7+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in people leadership (or equivalent leadership experience with demonstrated team ownership).
Strong hands-on background delivering consumer-facing mobile applications at scale, including performance, stability, and user experience considerations.
Experience with cross-platform mobile frameworks such as Flutter and/or React Native (deep expertise in at least one; familiarity with native iOS/Android preferred).
Strong command of modern mobile architecture concepts: reactive programming, declarative UI, state management, modular design, and testable architecture.
Demonstrated use of TDD/BDD, with a track record of improving unit test discipline and automated test coverage.
Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for mobile delivery (build automation, signing, distribution, release orchestration).
Experience using mobile analytics and observability tooling (crash reporting, performance monitoring, event instrumentation) to drive product and quality improvements.
Experience delivering payments features and PCI-related constraints (in collaboration with security/compliance partners).
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of mobile features and releases, ensuring high quality, performance, reliability, and strong customer experience.
Own mobile engineering standards across architecture, code quality, security, and maintainability; establish best practices for cross-platform development (Flutter/React Native).
Partner with backend/cloud, firmware/IoT, web/e-commerce, product management, design, and QA to deliver cohesive customer journeys across devices, app, and services.
Drive strong operational rigor: release management, monitoring, crash/performance analytics, incident response, and continuous improvement.
Set expectations and accountability for unit testing and automated test coverage as core engineering deliverables.
Implement and evolve a test strategy for mobile (unit, integration, UI automation), aligned to TDD/BDD practices and measurable coverage goals.
Improve defect prevention through shift-left practices: clear acceptance criteria, early validation, code review discipline, and automation at the right layers.
Collaborate closely with QA/Quality Engineering to ensure release readiness criteria and automated regression confidence.