T. Rowe Price

Lead AI Engineer (Mobile Technology)

T. Rowe Price  •  Owings Mills, MD (Hybrid)  •  21 days ago
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Job Description

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.Â

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

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

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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.Â

This role sits at the intersection of:Â

  • Native mobile engineering leadershipÂ
  • AI-enabled software development workflowsÂ
  • Spec-driven engineering and technical designÂ
  • Agentic workflow design and orchestrationÂ
  • Engineering quality, testing, and release automationÂ
  • Cross-functional technology leadershipÂ
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ResponsibilitiesÂ

Lead AI-Native Engineering for MobileÂ

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

  • Design, build, and operationalize AI and agentic workflows that improve:Â Â
  • Technical analysis and decompositionÂ
  • Engineering specification generationÂ
  • Design-to-engineering translationÂ
  • Code generation and review supportÂ
  • Test case generation and validationÂ
  • Release readiness and deployment workflowsÂ
  • Documentation and engineering knowledge captureÂ
  • Develop reusable engineering assets, including:Â Â
  • Prompt and context librariesÂ
  • Agent instructions and workflow templatesÂ
  • Structured technical specification standardsÂ
  • Validation frameworks for AI-assisted outputsÂ
  • Reusable native mobile implementation and testing patternsÂ
  • Establish mechanisms for:Â Â
  • Human-in-the-loop review and engineering quality controlÂ
  • Workflow evaluation and continuous improvementÂ
  • Performance tuning and optimization of AI-enabled systemsÂ
  • Traceability across AI-generated outputs, engineering decisions, and release artifactsÂ
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Modernize Native Mobile Engineering WorkflowsÂ

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

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

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

Required:

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

  • Experience designing or scaling agentic workflows, prompt libraries, or context repositories for engineering teamsÂ
  • Experience with spec-driven development and AI-assisted coding workflowsÂ
  • Experience with workflow automation, CI/CD, test automation, and release engineeringÂ
  • Experience leading technical initiatives across native mobile engineering organizationsÂ
  • Experience in regulated environments such as financial servicesÂ
  • Familiarity with governance, risk, compliance, and human oversight considerations for AI-enabled systemsÂ
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Who You AreÂ

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

Experience with many of the following is helpful:Â

  • AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or similar toolsÂ
  • Agentic workflow platforms and multi-agent orchestration patternsÂ
  • Prompt engineering and reusable context designÂ
  • Context engineering and structured technical specification designÂ
  • Spec-driven development workflowsÂ
  • Native mobile development for iOS and Android, including Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and/or JavaÂ
  • Python or similar languages used for AI development, workflow automation, scripting, or prototypingÂ
  • GitHub or similar source control and collaboration platformsÂ
  • CI/CD pipelines and release automation toolingÂ
  • Jira, Confluence, Figma, and modern engineering collaboration toolsÂ
  • Design-to-code and engineering handoff workflowsÂ
  • Test automation, validation frameworks, and engineering quality controlsÂ
  • Observability, telemetry, and feedback-loop design for workflow improvementÂ
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Why Join UsÂ

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.Â

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)      Â

FINRA Requirements  Â
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
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  Work Flexibility  Â
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 role Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package Employees 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.Â

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  Â

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Featured employee benefits to enrich your life: Â Â

  • Competitive compensation Â

  • Annual bonus eligibility Â

  • A generous retirement plan Â

  • Hybrid work schedule Â

  • Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy Â

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

  • Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits Â

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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.

T. Rowe Price

About T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price is a premiere global asset management organization, actively investing in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide a broad range of investment solutions across equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities for clients around the world—from individuals to advisors to institutions to retirement plan sponsors.

Our active, independent investing approach has guided how we do business for more than 85 years. Our professionals have diverse perspectives, but are united behind a commitment to rigorous research. They collaborate to identify market risks and opportunities that can give clients sharper insights and an investment edge. We maintain a long-term view, aiming to deliver consistently strong performance in up and down markets.

Our clients—and their success—are our singular focus. That’s why we build deep, meaningful partnerships, matching client goals with our expertise. By understanding clients’ needs and delivering timely, actionable insights and solutions, we can help them navigate change and achieve better outcomes.

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Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Year Founded
1937
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