Product Development Engineer (NEEDHAM)

About Us  

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. 

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.

Sr Director, Mobile Applications  

Team : Emerging Technologies  

Reporting to : SVP, Chief Platform and Innovation Officer  

About the role  

At SharkNinja, we create intelligent, connected products that delight consumers and disrupt categories. Our mobile applications are how millions of consumers experience our robot vacuums, cooking appliances, beauty devices, and the growing portfolio of connected products redefining the home. We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to own the vision, strategy, and execution of our mobile app platform. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who stays close to the technology, builds and develops strong engineering teams, and knows how to deliver consumer-scale mobile products in a fast-moving environment.  

 
As Sr Director, Mobile Applications, you will lead the organization responsible for SharkClean, NinjaPro Connect, and our next generation app platform spanning the full portfolio of connected SharkNinja products. You will partner closely with Firmware, Cloud, Product, Design, and Business stakeholders to define and deliver a roadmap that serves millions of consumers every month while setting the technical and organizational direction for a global team across the US, UK, and China.  

Key responsibilities:  

• Set the vision and long-term strategy for SharkNinja's mobile app platform, including the unified ecosystem spanning robot vacuums, cooking products, beauty devices, and future connected categories.  

• Lead, grow, and develop a global mobile engineering organization of SDEs and SDETs across multiple levels, geographies, and time zones including the US, UK, and China.  

• Shape the team's organizational structure, hiring plan, and career development frameworks to build and retain a high-performing engineering bench.  

• Define and continuously evolve the software development process, engineering standards, and quality practices to support round-the-clock global development.  

• Partner with Product, Design, Firmware, Cloud, Hardware, and Business stakeholders to build and align on holistic product and platform roadmaps.  

• Drive architectural decisions across native iOS and Android and cross-platform technologies including React Native, ensuring the platform scales to serve millions of monthly active users.  

• Own the delivery, reliability, performance, and consumer experience of SharkNinja's mobile applications end to end.  

• Manage vendor and contractor relationships including offshore development partners, ensuring quality and delivery accountability across the extended team.  

• Represent Mobile Applications at the executive level, communicating strategy, tradeoffs, risk, and progress to senior leadership.  

• Champion AI-driven processes to accelerate design, coding, and testing across the mobile org.  

What you'll bring  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.  

• Extensive background as an engineering leader with deep hands-on experience in mobile application development including native iOS and Android and cross-platform frameworks such as React Native.
• Experience working within an AWS environment.