Lead AI Engineer (Mobile Technology)

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Owings Mills, MD, USA
In-Office
145K-309K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Lead technical design and delivery of AI-native workflows for iOS/Android mobile engineering. Build and scale agentic AI-assisted development tools, spec-driven practices, CI/CD, testing, and release automation while partnering with product, design, security, and platform teams to improve quality and velocity.
Summary Generated by Built In

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. 

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity 

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you. 

Role Summary 

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on technology leader to shape how AI-enabled software engineering evolves across our mobile organization. This role will focus on designing, building, and scaling AI-native engineering workflows that improve how native mobile applications are architected, developed, tested, and released. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in native mobile engineering, strong software architecture fundamentals, and practical experience building AI-assisted or agentic engineering systems. This person will partner closely with engineering, architecture, product, design, security, and platform teams to modernize mobile development practices and accelerate the path from requirements and design intent to production-ready software. 

This role sits at the intersection of: 

  • Native mobile engineering leadership 
  • AI-enabled software development workflows 
  • Spec-driven engineering and technical design 
  • Agentic workflow design and orchestration 
  • Engineering quality, testing, and release automation 
  • Cross-functional technology leadership 
     

Responsibilities 

Lead AI-Native Engineering for Mobile 

  • Lead technical execution across one or more native mobile domains, partnering with engineering, architecture, product, design, security, and platform stakeholders 
  • Translate business and product requirements into engineering-ready technical designs, implementation plans, and scalable mobile solutions 
  • Drive high-quality engineering outcomes aligned with architecture standards, platform strategy, security requirements, and release goals 
  • Apply AI across the software development lifecycle to improve quality, speed, consistency, and maintainability 
  • Serve as a hands-on technical leader who defines engineering patterns and contributes to implementation 
     

Design and Build Agentic AI Engineering Workflows 

  • Design, build, and operationalize AI and agentic workflows that improve:  
  • Technical analysis and decomposition 
  • Engineering specification generation 
  • Design-to-engineering translation 
  • Code generation and review support 
  • Test case generation and validation 
  • Release readiness and deployment workflows 
  • Documentation and engineering knowledge capture 
  • Develop reusable engineering assets, including:  
  • Prompt and context libraries 
  • Agent instructions and workflow templates 
  • Structured technical specification standards 
  • Validation frameworks for AI-assisted outputs 
  • Reusable native mobile implementation and testing patterns 
  • Establish mechanisms for:  
  • Human-in-the-loop review and engineering quality control 
  • Workflow evaluation and continuous improvement 
  • Performance tuning and optimization of AI-enabled systems 
  • Traceability across AI-generated outputs, engineering decisions, and release artifacts 
     

Modernize Native Mobile Engineering Workflows 

  • Improve how teams move from requirements and design artifacts to engineering-ready specifications and implementation 
  • Establish and scale spec-driven engineering practices for iOS and Android development 
  • Integrate tools such as GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, Confluence, Figma, Jira, and AI platforms into repeatable development workflows 
  • Strengthen design-to-code handoffs and improve engineering readiness across the delivery lifecycle 
  • Advance automation across coding, testing, validation, and release processes 
  • Improve software quality, observability, telemetry, and release confidence through AI-enabled engineering practices 
     

Drive AI-Enabled Engineering Transformation 

  • Identify opportunities to fundamentally improve how engineering work is performed through AI, not just accelerate isolated tasks 
  • Pilot, evaluate, and scale AI-enabled engineering capabilities across native mobile teams 
  • Assess emerging AI tools, coding assistants, frameworks, and orchestration patterns for enterprise use 
  • Help define best practices for safe, scalable, and effective AI adoption in software engineering 
  • Contribute to the broader engineering strategy for AI-assisted development, workflow modernization, and technical enablement 
     

Partner Across Teams 

  • Collaborate closely with mobile engineers, architects, platform teams, product managers, designers, and business stakeholders 
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences 
  • Align engineering execution with business priorities, technical strategy, risk controls, and user experience goals 
  • Influence engineering standards and ways of working through technical depth, credibility, and hands-on leadership 
     

Qualifications 

Required:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience 
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, native mobile engineering, or technical leadership roles 
  • Strong hands-on experience building native mobile applications for iOS and/or Android 
  • Proven experience leading engineering delivery across cross-functional teams 
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, or operating AI-enabled or agentic engineering workflows in real-world software development environments 
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including architecture, APIs, testing, release processes, and modern development practices 
  • Experience translating business and product requirements into technical specifications, engineering plans, and production-ready solutions 
  • Experience applying AI to improve engineering systems and workflows at scale 
  • Strong communication and influencing skills across engineers, architects, stakeholders, and leaders 
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments 
     

Preferred:

  • Experience designing or scaling agentic workflows, prompt libraries, or context repositories for engineering teams 
  • Experience with spec-driven development and AI-assisted coding workflows 
  • Experience with workflow automation, CI/CD, test automation, and release engineering 
  • Experience leading technical initiatives across native mobile engineering organizations 
  • Experience in regulated environments such as financial services 
  • Familiarity with governance, risk, compliance, and human oversight considerations for AI-enabled systems 
     

Who You Are 

  • A technologist first, with a strong foundation in software engineering and native mobile development 
  • Curious about how AI is reshaping software engineering and motivated to improve how teams build, test, and release software 
  • Comfortable working across architecture, engineering, platform, product, and design while maintaining a technology-first perspective 
  • A builder who has personally designed, implemented, and improved engineering systems, workflows, or tools 
  • Technically credible and able to engage deeply on architecture, implementation patterns, testing strategies, and release processes 
  • Comfortable creating new practices from the ground up and refining them based on measurable outcomes 
  • Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution 
  • Strong in engineering judgment for client-facing mobile experiences, including performance, reliability, usability, telemetry, and release quality 
  • Mindful of validation, governance, and human oversight when applying AI in engineering environments 
     

Tools and Technologies 

Experience with many of the following is helpful: 

  • AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or similar tools 
  • Agentic workflow platforms and multi-agent orchestration patterns 
  • Prompt engineering and reusable context design 
  • Context engineering and structured technical specification design 
  • Spec-driven development workflows 
  • Native mobile development for iOS and Android, including Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and/or Java 
  • Python or similar languages used for AI development, workflow automation, scripting, or prototyping 
  • GitHub or similar source control and collaboration platforms 
  • CI/CD pipelines and release automation tooling 
  • Jira, Confluence, Figma, and modern engineering collaboration tools 
  • Design-to-code and engineering handoff workflows 
  • Test automation, validation frameworks, and engineering quality controls 
  • Observability, telemetry, and feedback-loop design for workflow improvement 
     

Why Join Us 

This is an opportunity to define how AI is applied to native mobile engineering in a practical, scalable, and high-impact way. You will help shape engineering practices, influence mobile technology strategy, and build the next generation of AI-enabled software delivery. 

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status)       

FINRA Requirements   
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
 
Work Flexibility   
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$145,000.00 - $247,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$159,000.00 - $272,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$181,000.00 - $309,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the roleBase salary is only one component of our total compensation packageEmployees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. 

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.   

  

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:   

  • Competitive compensation  

  • Annual bonus eligibility  

  • A generous retirement plan  

  • Hybrid work schedule  

  • Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy  

  • Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days  

  • Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits  

  

Learn more about our benefits.  

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, native mobile engineering, or technical leadership roles
  • Strong hands-on experience building native mobile applications for iOS and/or Android
  • Proven experience leading engineering delivery across cross-functional teams
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, or operating AI-enabled or agentic engineering workflows
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including architecture, APIs, testing, release processes, and modern development practices
  • Experience translating business and product requirements into technical specifications, engineering plans, and production-ready solutions
  • Experience applying AI to improve engineering systems and workflows at scale
  • Strong communication and influencing skills across engineers, architects, stakeholders, and leaders
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Must have work authorization in the US that does not require sponsorship
  • Experience designing or scaling agentic workflows, prompt libraries, or context repositories for engineering teams
  • Experience with spec-driven development and AI-assisted coding workflows
  • Experience with workflow automation, CI/CD, test automation, and release engineering
  • Experience leading technical initiatives across native mobile engineering organizations
  • Experience in regulated environments such as financial services
  • Familiarity with governance, risk, compliance, and human oversight considerations for AI-enabled systems

T. Rowe Price Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about T. Rowe Price and has not been reviewed or approved by T. Rowe Price.

  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, including strong 401(k) matching/contributions and related long-term savings features. Employee stock purchase options are also cited as part of the overall rewards structure that adds value beyond base pay.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits are repeatedly framed as generous, including sizeable PTO allotments and multiple paid-leave categories. This breadth of leave is described as a meaningful component of the overall rewards package.
  • Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards Annual bonuses and performance-linked rewards are described as common components of total compensation. Tuition assistance and development support are also presented as rewards that reinforce longer-term career growth.

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The Company
HQ: Baltimore, MD
10,561 Employees
Year Founded: 1937

What We Do

T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.

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