Senior Director of Application Development, SharkNinja
+ Employee stock purchase options
3+ days a week in office (Needham, MA)
Home devices and appliances
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Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Employee stock purchase options
3+ days a week in office (Needham, MA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
SharkNinja's mission is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with 5+ years in a leadership role managing application or software engineering teams
- Proven experience delivering mobile and cloud-based applications at scale, ideally within a consumer electronics or IoT environment
- Strong technical background with proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (e.g., Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Node.js, AWS/GCP)
- Track record of building high-performing teams and mentoring technical leaders
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and scalable architectures
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- We are seeking an innovative and strategic Senior Director of Application Development to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of SharkNinja’s mobile and software application ecosystem
- This role is pivotal to our enterprise digital transformation, with direct accountability for defining and advancing the end-to-end connected product experience across multiple platforms and business units
- As a senior leader, you will drive the long-term application development strategy, align cross-functional teams, and ensure our digital products deliver competitive differentiation and customer delight
- This role has significant visibility and impact on SharkNinja’s broader product and technology roadmap, directly influencing business growth, consumer engagement, and product innovation across our global portfolio
- Operationalize enterprise application development strategy, aligning mobile and software platforms with SharkNinja’s overall product and digital transformation goals
- Lead and scale high-performing teams across mobile, cloud, and embedded application layers, fostering technical excellence and a strong engineering culture
- Define and evolve the application architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and performance across platforms
- Partner with executive leadership, product management, design, hardware, and data teams to architect and deliver cohesive, best-in-class digital experiences
- Influence product innovation by leveraging digital capabilities, user data insights, and emerging technologies to shape product and business strategies
- Lead application development efforts across multiple product categories, ensuring platform reuse, speed-to-market, and customer-centric design
- Drive continuous improvement in development operations, Agile methodologies, DevOps tooling, and cross-functional workflows
- Establish strategic external partnerships (e.g., platforms, vendors, open-source communities) that accelerate digital capabilities and business outcomes
- Represent application development at the senior leadership level, providing thought leadership, strategic direction, and roadmap alignment across functions
Our take
Consumer demand for new and better home appliances continues to grow. SharkNinja serves this demand by designing and manufacturing innovative home goods and devices. Specifically, it has a growing line of solutions that consist of Shark cleaning and home care products and Ninja kitchen appliances.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
SharkNinja’s main challenge is facing down big-name competitors such as home appliance giant Dyson. In fact, through innovative design, it seized the market-leading spot in traditional vacuums from Dyson and is only second to iRobot in sales of robotic models. A 2023 IPO saw an extra $296 million in funding added to SharkNinja's pot and was followed by product launches in new sectors such as air conditioning and food cooling, indicating that the company is still full of new product ideas.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Employer paid group benefits including medical, dental, life insurance and more
- Competitive RRSP matching program
- 16 vacation days to start
- Paid sick days
- Paid volunteer and cultural days
- Employee & Family Assistance program
- An opportunity to accelerate your career with world class brands
- Continuous development and mentoring
- Opportunity to join various employee-based affinity groups
- Diverse, inclusive, and community-minded organization
- Wellness program offering free virtual fitness classes and a fitness reimbursement
- Employee product discounts
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
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