Director of Software Engineering–Web & Mobile

About the role:

AppCard is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering with deep Full-stack expertise and a strong emphasis on Frontend (Web & Mobile), to lead and scale our engineering team.

In this role, you will own the delivery of multiple initiatives end-to-end from inception to production, ensuring performance, scalability, and business impact. You will lead and grow a multidisciplinary engineering group (Frontend, Backend, Mobile), working closely with Product, Business, and external partners.

This is a highly product- and business-oriented position, requiring not only technical excellence but also the ability to engage directly with partners and internal stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.

What you’ll do:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Own the end-to-end development of multiple products and features, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.
• Set the vision for our engineering journey, driving impact across Web, Mobile, and Frontend with a strong full-stack foundation.
• Work with Product, Business, and partners to align on goals, roadmaps, and outcomes.
• Translate business needs into scalable, high-quality technical solutions.
• Ensure engineering best practices in architecture, monitoring, deployment, and production operations.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.
• Act as a hands-on leader when needed: reviewing code, guiding architectural decisions, and unblocking technical challenges.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 6 years in leadership roles.
• Proven expertise as a Frontend-focused Fullstack engineer, with strong skills in TypeScript and modern web/mobile frameworks (React, React Native, or similar).
• Solid understanding of Backend systems and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Hands-on experience building and scaling web and mobile applications.
• Demonstrated success in managing and scaling large engineering teams.
• Strong product orientation: ability to balance technical trade-offs with customer and business impact.
• Experience working directly with product managers, business stakeholders, clients, and external partners.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable operating at the intersection of business and technology.
• Startup or fast-paced environment experience is a strong plus.