Director - Mobile Engineering

About CheQ At CheQ, we’re turning the chaos of credit into a journey that’s clear, rewarding, and even a little fun. With ₹50,000 Cr+ in lifetime payments, a growing tribe of users (30%+ using more than two products), and $16M raised from marquee investors, we’re fast becoming India’s favorite way to go from credit-stressed to credit-smart. Founded by ex-Flipkart leader Aditya Soni and backed by 3one4 Capital, Venture Highway, Ram Shriram, Lloyd Mathias and more, CheQ isn’t just another fintech, it’s a full-stack credit experience. Here’s what makes us different: • Credit, simplified → Track, pay, and optimise every credit card, loan, and bill in one smooth dashboard. • AI that actually helps → Meet Wisor, India’s first AI-powered credit advisor giving real financial intelligence, not just data. • More than payments → Rewards, instant loans, and an embedded wallet all stitched into one seamless journey.We’re here to make managing money feel less like a chore and more like a win Engineering Team @CheQ We are an agile, technology-first team that believes engineering is not just about execution, but about shaping the product and the business. Our engineers operate with high ownership, taking ideas from concept to production and standing by the outcomes they deliver. Customer-first thinking is at the heart of everything we build. We deeply understand user needs, challenge assumptions, and partner closely with Product and Design to create experiences that are intuitive, performant, and thoughtfully designed. Strong design principles, simplicity, and usability guide our engineering decisions as much as scalability and reliability. What you’ll be doing • Partner with Product, Design, and Business leadership to define and own the mobile strategy, influence prioritization and trade-offs, and ensure delivery of high-impact B2C outcomes. • Own the mobile engineering roadmap and execution strategy, ensuring predictable and synchronized delivery across Android and iOS platforms. • Set and evolve the architectural direction for Android, iOS, and shared mobile components, balancing scalability, speed, and long-term maintainability. • Be accountable for the quality, reliability, and performance of Android and iOS applications integrated with cloud-based backend services. • Build, scale, and lead high-performing mobile teams and leaders, owning hiring strategy, performance standards, career growth, and succession planning. • Provide technical and organizational leadership, guiding high-impact design decisions, unblocking systemic issues, and enabling teams to operate autonomously. • Partner with Platform and DevOps leadership to ensure scalable CI/CD pipelines, release reliability, and strong production health across mobile platforms. • Champion engineering excellence by setting the quality bar, defining best practices, and ensuring consistent adoption across mobile teams. • Own the mobile security posture, ensuring user data, transactions, and platform integrity meet regulatory, business, and industry standards. • Drive long-term improvements in developer productivity, platform scalability, and end- user experience across the mobile ecosystem. What you’ll need • 10+ years of engineering experience with a deep mobile background and a strong understanding of consumer mobile platforms. • Proven experience leading and scaling multiple mobile teams, including managing Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders. • Strong architectural judgment with the ability to set technical direction and make trade-offs across Android, iOS, and shared mobile components. • Experience building and scaling B2C mobile products that integrate with cloud services, APIs, and real-time systems. • Strong understanding of mobile quality, performance, reliability, and security, with accountability for production outcomes. • Experience partnering closely with Product, Design, and Business leadership in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Why should you join CheQ You own it, we trust you Shape your work with freedom, deliver with ownership, backed by trust. Bold, fast & human We push boundaries together, and deliver with agility, rigor, and heart. Always looking out for one another. Growth by osmosis Learn directly from a stellar leadership team with rich, diverse backgrounds. What you will not get ● Monotony → Work is dynamic, expect variety every day. ● Slow climbs → Growth here is about leaps, not ladders. ● Layers of red tape → We believe in speed, not bureaucracy.