Principal Flutter Engineer – Desktop Security & Architecture

McAfee; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

401k Retirement

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

McAfee is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead desktop Flutter/Dart efforts for macOS and Windows, shaping long-term architectural direction. This hybrid role in Frisco, TX requires hands-on coding, security-focused design, and collaboration with security engineers, designers, and product teams to deliver high-performance, secure experiences for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, drive CI/CD practices, and stay current with platform capabilities while maintaining a strong security

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering experience with Flutter and Dart on any platform.
• Hands-on implementation and architecting production Flutter applications at scale, ideally on desktop.
• Strong understanding of Windows and macOS application architecture and UX conventions.
• Extensive experience integrating Flutter with native macOS code via platform channels.
• Solid background in secure, testable, and resilient architectures.
• Experience with Flutter state management solutions (Riverpod, Bloc, Provider).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and set technical direction for teams.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on architecture and implementation (60%+) of high-performance Flutter apps for Windows and macOS.
• Write production code and lead critical technical implementations across the Flutter desktop stack.
• Define and own Flutter desktop architectural standards with a focus on security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Ensure native desktop experiences across windowing, menus, keyboard shortcuts, accessibility, animations, and system integrations.
• Partner with security engineers, designers, and product managers to translate complex security concepts into intuitive user experiences.
• Design and implement robust abstractions for secure platform integrations using Flutter platform channels and native Windows/macOS APIs.
• Drive best practices around state management, modularization, testing, and CI/CD.
• Lead performance tuning efforts (startup time, memory usage, rendering efficiency).
• Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Set technical direction and architectural vision for the team.
• Evaluate and adopt new Flutter and Windows/macOS capabilities while maintaining a strong security posture.

Skills

Flutter

Dart

Desktop apps

Security

System design

Mentoring

Collaboration

Tools

Flutter Platform Channels

Swift

Objective-C

Xcode

Job description

McAfee is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead desktop Flutter/Dart efforts for macOS and Windows, shaping long-term architectural direction. This hybrid role in Frisco, TX requires hands-on coding, security-focused design, and collaboration with security engineers, designers, and product teams to deliver high-performance, secure experiences for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, drive CI/CD practices, and stay current with platform capabilities while maintaining a strong security