Engineering Lead – Flutter Platform Team

Job Title:

Engineering Lead – Flutter Platform Team

Company: Upwork (via Hybrid Workforce Solutions)

Location: Remote (Colombia)

Job Type: Contract

Overview:

Upwork is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to head its Flutter Platform Team, driving the adoption of Flutter across the organization to deliver premium mobile experiences. This is a leadership-focused contract role ideal for someone with a deep technical background in Flutter and mobile development, as well as strong project and team management skills.

As part of the Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) group, you'll manage a distributed team, guide architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable mobile platform components and applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Flutter engineers
• Oversee agile processes: sprint planning, standups, estimations
• Communicate with product and engineering leads to align on goals
• Provide technical direction and best practices for Flutter app development
• Design, build, test, and deploy mobile apps using Flutter/Dart
• Define and contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for mobile development

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• 2+ years in engineering team leadership roles
• 2+ years of experience with Flutter
• 2–5 years of native mobile development (iOS/Android) or web front-end experience
• Proficiency in app architecture, state management, and Flutter flavors
• Experience working in distributed, global development teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English and available for meetings between 7–11 AM PT
• Self-motivated and proactive in solving complex challenges

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in building software for marketplaces
• Familiarity with Firebase, Azure DevOps, or Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
• Native development expertise in Android or iOS