Lead Software Engineer (Mobile Apps iOS+Android)

JOB DESCRIPTION WILLIAMS-SONOMA INDIA

Job Description __________________________________________________________________________________________ Work Location : Pune, India Job Title : Lead - Mobile App Engineer Business Unit : WSI Corporate Technology, Pune

About The Team You will be part of the Mobile Engineering organization responsible for building and evolving best-in-class iOS and Android applications that serve millions of customers across Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s portfolio of brands. The team partners closely with Product, UX, Backend, Analytics, and QA teams to deliver scalable, high-performance, and customer-centric mobile commerce experiences. Overview of the Role The Lead App Engineer will drive the architecture, development, and delivery of iOS and Android applications used across Williams-Sonoma’s digital ecosystem. This role combines deep hands-on development expertise with technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate will define engineering standards, influence platform strategy, and ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure mobile solutions.

Responsibilities Include: Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable iOS and Android applications. Define, evolve, and enforce mobile engineering standards aligned with WSI best practices. Drive adoption of MVVM, Clean Architecture, and modular design patterns. Own technical decisions related to performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. Develop high-quality mobile applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks; contribute to Android development using Kotlin. Build reusable components, SDKs, and shared libraries across brands. Optimize application performance, memory usage, and responsiveness. Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming. Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, QA, and Backend Engineers to translate business needs into technical solutions. Ensure high code quality through automated testing and CI/CD pipelines. Champion responsible and secure use of AI in development, testing, and quality practices. Participate in release planning, on-call rotations, and production issue resolution.

Qualifications: 8+ years of hands-on iOS development experience. Strong expertise in Swift, iOS SDK, and Apple Human Interface Guidelines. Experience with UIKit and/or SwiftUI. Deep understanding of mobile app architectures such as MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture. Experience integrating RESTful APIs and managing complex data flows. Proven experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineers. Good to have hands-on experience with Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack components. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

About Us Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Today, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is one of the United States' largest e-commerce retailers with some of the best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teens, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, GreenRow and Mark and Graham. We currently operate retail stores globally, and our products are available through catalogs and online worldwide. Williams-Sonoma has established a technology center in Pune, India to enhance its global operations. The India Technology Center serves as a critical hub for innovation and focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions in areas such as e-commerce, supply chain optimization, and customer experience management. By integrating advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, data analytics, and machine learning, the India Technology Center plays a crucial role in accelerating Williams-Sonoma's growth and maintaining its competitive edge in the global market.