Principal Engineer - iOS

Job Number 24103180
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? Y
Relocation? N
Position Type Management

JOB SUMMARY:

Serves as a technical subject matter expert (SME) for the iOS Platform and provides strategic technical advisory and hands-on support for the Marriott Bonvoy app towards organizational and departmental goals. Helps define the Target Architecture for the Platform and advises on the Mobile Platform Roadmap and priorities. Serves on the Mobile Platform Team and regularly delivers high-impact code. Leads architecture and framework initiatives.

Partners with other Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors, Enterprise Architecture and squad Tech Leads to advise on solutioning for major features and adherence to architecture and security standards - helping to solve the most complex problems while resulting in high-quality output. Performs code reviews and coaches developers. Provides recommendations for improvements around design patterns, workflow, tools and standards.

Stays abreast of the Apple ecosystem to remain an expert authority on iOS and device capabilities and possibilities. Researches and explores other tools, solutions, frameworks, etc. and how the industry and community at large are using them. Leads proof of concepts and helps to objectively assess technologies against goals and constraints. Educates the mobile engineering community, internal and external.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

• 10+ years of application development leadership experience that includes:
  • Enterprise-scale native mobile application development on iOS
  • Expert-level iOS architecture and coding abilities in Swift, SwiftUI and knowledge of Objective-C
  • Extensive experience in development of a variety of large apps supporting millions of users at scale in iOS.
  • Experience with Automation, CI/CD, Release Management processes and Application Deployments to app stores.
  • Familiarity with Enterprise-level SDKs for Analytics, Networking, Customer Engagement, Application Performance Monitoring
  • Strong understanding of API platforms, backend services, database and networking components of fullstack infrastructure
• Undergraduate/graduate degree or equivalent education + experience

Preferred:

• Demonstrated success leading medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations
• Proven knowledge of Agile methodology; preferably SAFe Agile
• Experience with mixed and offshore delivery models
• Good process management, negotiating, influencing and problem resolution skills
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Knowledge of business environment, service requirements and hospitality culture
• Knowledge of / familiarity with the other platform (e.g., Android) as well
• Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, decide and influence appropriate courses of action
• Ability to understand and communicate the lifecycle of technologies and applications and to translate into business strategies for the client organizations.
• Solid understanding of IT financial structures and ability to manage to corporate financial processes and standards - including drivers of process costs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy to understand business terms
• Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls and leading in a managed service environment.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Application Development Standards, Processes, and Tools

• Works with direct reports to facilitate consistency of service delivery across client groups
• Facilitates compliance with the standard set of application development tools and processes that will drive consistency and predictability throughout the SDLC for all client groups including:
  • SDLC standard tools and processes for both waterfall and agile development
  • Estimating standard tools and processes, incorporating flexibility for small and large projects
  • Deployment standard tools and processes
• Monitors projects for adherence to defined application development processes
• Communicates to Application Development leaders opportunities to create broader IT related and corporate standards and policies where necessary
• Communicates important application development policy changes that affect service provider and/or Marriott operations

Managing Day-To-Day Relationships with Teams

• Manages application development projects in partnership with IT teams, business partners and providers
  • Provides project management of business projects
  • Oversees effective reporting within application development team
  • Leads project reviews with team on application development projects
  • Manages day-to day relationships with all IT teams to promote the delivery of services that meet or exceed the client expectations
  • Monitors projects for alignment with defined business case process
  • Drives timely resolution of escalated service delivery problems and minimizes the impact of any client service delivery issues
  • Manages, and improves service level reporting for application development
  • Provides early warning to the appropriate Business Partnership & Planning leaders and team regarding degraded or missed service levels
  • Assists with application development and maintenance of service provider project management standards and tools
  • Participates in client portfolio and demand management processes, and engages service providers to ensure client satisfaction
• Works with application development service providers
  • Validates the service provider(s) performs the services agreed to by the master services agreement in a manner that is consistent with both the spirit and the letter of the agreement
  • Works with team to progress the service providers services to match client needs
  • Facilitates team and service provider compliance with the agreement
  • Validates service levels meet business needs
  • Facilitates the definition and enforcement of good service provider contracts
• Supports the IT organization
  • Provides input to IT's business strategy and planning as needed
  • Supports and follows defined IT Governance decision rights, standards and practices
  • Emphasizes accuracy and effectiveness of estimating and planning management with team
  • Provides input to business/discipline and continent IT budgets

Implementing and Managing Continuous Improvement Program

• Drives adoption of CMMi or similar metrics to demonstrate continuous improvement and alignment with the indust.