Sr Manager, Software Engineering - Mobile Apps (iOS and Android)

Lowe's; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount)

Tuition-Free Education

10-week Maternity/Parental Leave

Employee discount

Job summary

Lowe’s, a Fortune 50 company, is seeking a Mobile Engineering Leader in Charlotte/Mooresville to guide design, development, and deployment of enterprise software solutions. You will oversee the mobile tech stack, drive DevOps excellence, and shape the roadmap for a portfolio of applications.

Relocation to the Charlotte/Mooresville region is required; on-site five days a week with collaboration across distributed teams. Equal opportunity employer with a long track record of growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, CIS, or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable.
• 8 years of IT experience
• 8 years of experience in software engineering or related field
• 8 years of experience with SDLC implementations
• 3 years of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility

Responsibilities

• Leads Mobile Engineering team in support of achieving the company’s mission and fosters an inclusive environment.
• Manages engineering services in design, build, and maintenance of solutions; translates business requirements into designs and code modules.
• Influences engineering practices; conducts code reviews and resolves defects at code and platform levels.
• Leverages DevOps tools to deliver products and observability for improvement opportunities.
• Partners with scrum teams to align capacity and increase velocity; reduce sprint spillover.
• Builds relationships with internal customers, vendors, and senior management for alignment and support.
• Resolves escalated issues during development, configuration, and modification of solutions.
• Designs solutions with microservice architecture and API integration.
• Partners with product teams to inform priorities across products and services.
• Contributes to budgeting and forecasting; coordinates plans, schedules, and resource forecasts.
• Manages multiple services and coordinates with technology teams and stakeholders.
• Leads through all development phases ensuring adherence to company standards and controls.
• Educates teams on SOPs, OKRs, and operationalization of services.

Skills

Mobile engineering leadership

Android

iOS

Backend integration

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CIS or related field

Master’s degree in CS/CIS or related field

Tools

ITIL framework

Job description

Innovate in Charlotte

Thank you for dedicating your time and talent to Lowe’s. We want to give you more opportunities to learn and grow, so if you find a position you’re interested in below, we encourage you to apply!

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the Mobile engineering team in the design, development, configuration, testing, and on-going improvements required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences. This includes providing oversight of the implementation and maintenance of business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications. This role is also responsible for providing insights and recommendations to inform the roadmap and overall health and care of the larger portfolio.

Where You’ll Be

Associates are required to relocate to the Charlotte/Mooresville, NC region to foster collaboration and support. The ideal candidate must be willing to work in the office at our Mooresville, NC, location, 5 days per week. Most business meetings are planned around the Eastern time zone

Work with a Winning Team

As part of a Fortune 50 company and retail leader, your work can change an entire industry. Our CEO is a forward-thinker when it comes to tech, and with one of Forbes Top 50 CIOs leading the charge, you can come to work knowing you’ll have access to the data, tools, and support that few other companies can offer. We also know what it takes to create an inclusive culture that supports you. Our teams are structured around the engineer, giving you the support you need to do your best work. Since we’ve been in business for over 100 years, we’ve built an excellent track record of growth and success. There’s peace of mind knowing you have the stability and resources you need to focus on solving tough challenges. And as you solve these challenges, know you’ll be surrounded by supportive associates with curious minds who listen to you, respect you, and recognize your hard work.

What You Will Do

• Leads Mobile Engineering team in support of achieving the company’s mission. Manages performance and fosters an inclusive environment to help associates achieve their potential.
• Manages engineering services in the design, build, and maintenance of solutions within a set of technology products and/or services; oversees the translation of business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions.
• Influences and establishes best-in-class engineering practices through solid design decisions; conducts regular code reviews to ensure teams are adhering to best practices; is directly involved with resolving defects at the code and platform levels.
• Leverages DevOps tools to efficiently deliver products and observability tools to actively monitor and identify improvement opportunities with delivered products.
• Partners with scrum teams to ensure plans properly align team capacity and identifies ways to increase team velocity and reduce sprint spillover.
• Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and support of diverse stakeholders by building and maintaining trusting relationships with internal customers, third-party vendors, and senior management.
• Resolves escalated issues throughout the development, configuration, and modification of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions.
• Designs solutions leveraging microservice architecture and relies on event and data-driven application programming interface integration.
• Partners with product team members to help inform the priorities within a set of products, applications, and/or services.
• Provides input for departmental budget and forecasting and manages expenses associated with initiatives within scope of responsibility. Coordinates the estimation and execution of plans, schedules, and resource forecasts for the services or applications in scope.
• Manages multiple services or applications and provides resources in support of the applications by leveraging partnerships with technology teams, vendors, and business leaders.
• Leads team through all technology solution development phases by ensuring team understands and adheres to company methodology, policies, standards, and controls.
• Educates and aligns team on departmental standard operating procedures, objectives and key results, and overall operationalization of assigned services or applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems (CIS), or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 8 years of IT experience
• 8 years of experience in software engineering or related field
• 8 years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of software development life cycles (SDLC)
• 3 years of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility; this includes experience providing technical direction, thought leadership, and coaching and mentoring team members

Preferred Skills/Education

• Master’s degree in computer science, CIS, or related field
• 5 years of experience in software development in an agile environment and working with third-party vendors/software solution providers
• Minimum 3 years of Mobile engineering leadership experience working with Android, iOS and supporting backend engineers.
• 5 years of experience working in an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework
• 3 years of experience in IT management in the retail industry
• 3 years of experience in an IT role requiring interaction with senior leadership

Benefits

401k with up to 4.25% match

Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)

Tuition-Free Education

10-week Maternity/Parental Leave

10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than$86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based inMooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visitLowes.com.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.