Manager, Mobile Development (iOS)

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a Manager, Mobile Development (iOS) to lead a skilled team delivering compelling iOS experiences. You will guide architecture, design, and end-to-end delivery, ensuring high-quality mobile features aligned to business goals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, manage budgets, and drive best practices in Agile environments. This role emphasizes leadership, innovation, and a strong focus on customer-facing mobile apps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent with 4+ years as a software engineer or 7+ with HS.
• Experience with programming languages for online apps, microservices or mobile apps or deployment automation.
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices.
• Experience working across multiple and disparate teams.
• Experience leading agile teams.
• At least 2 years contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of mobile developers delivering iOS features.
• Oversee the development, testing and implementation of mobile systems on time and within budget.
• Analyze and prepare designs, specifications, analysis and recommendations.
• Manage mobile apps, enhancements and cloud-based services affecting end users.
• Ensure features deployed have technical integrity and stability.
• Understand short and long-term goals and propose technical solutions and services.
• May develop and manage budgets for the functional area and align to business goals.
• Stay current with industry best practices and drive innovative partnerships.

Skills

iOS development

Agile leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Mobile architecture

Cloud/mobile deployments

Budget awareness

Financial decisions

Code review

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

React

Job description

Manager, Mobile Development (iOS)

This role managers a team of mobile developers responsible for providing desired functionality to assigned digital content, products and/or services.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages a team of mobile developers responsible for providing desired functionality to assigneddigital content, products or services.
• Manages the development, testing and implementation of mobile systems that meets establishedspecifications on time and within budget.
• Analyzes and investigates applications engineering tasks and prepares designspecifications,analysis, and recommendations.
• Manages the activities of mobile applications, enhancements and new products including cloud basedor internet-related programs.
• Oversees the analysis, design, programming, debugging, and modification of computer programs forcommercial or end user applications
• Ensures that features deployed have technical integrity and stability.
• Understands short and long-term goals and objectives and recommend technical solutions andservices.
• May develop budget for functional area. Manages budget to plan. May be accountable for areabudget and delivering against business goals/objectives.
• Stays abreast of industry leading best practices and brings them to the attention of the leadershipteam for innovative application. May develop partnerships (and relationships) with internal andexternal stakeholders to meet business needs.
• Allocates available resources to meet operating objectives. Develops and mentors' staff through onboarding,open communication, training and development opportunities and performancemanagement processes; builds and maintains employee morale and motivation; ensures the team isappropriately staffed with required competencies; fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of experience as a software engineer or developer or similar OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience as a software engineer or developer or similar.
• Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices or mobileapplications or deployment automation
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
• Experience working across multiple and disparate teams.
• Experience working in and leading agile teams
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions inthe workplace.
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/orcross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of thetime for business purposes (within state and outof state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing code for moderately complex applications
• Experience writing automation test or deployment scripts
• Experience developing or maintaining mobile native applications
• Experience designing/building moderately complex applications/automation
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending/implementing strategies to resolve

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing code for moderately complex applications
• Experience writing automation test or deployment scripts
• Experience developing or maintaining mobile native applications
• Experience designing/building moderately complex applications/automation
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending/implementing strategies to resolve
• Previous experience as an iOS Mobile Developer ranging from front end user interfaces to backendsystems
• Expert level knowledge of iOS Mobile best practices including coding standards, codereviews, source control management, build process, testing & operations
• Hands on with modern UI frameworks like React, with excellent knowledge of client-side security &front-end patters (stateless components, conditional rendering, controlled components, hooks, etc)

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

Salary Range: $100000 - $175000 / Salaried

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.