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Principal Mobile Engineer

WinMax Systems CorporationLos Angeles, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 20 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll lead the architecture and development of AI-enabled mobile applications, driving innovation in a hybrid environment with a competitive hourly rate of $80-$90. This role is perfect for an experienced iOS developer with Android knowledge who thrives on technical leadership, mentorship, and building scalable, secure mobile experiences. Seize this opportunity to shape the future of mobile technology with a reputable company.

Quick Overview

Salary
$80 - $90/hr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Leader

Job Description

Principal Mobile Engineer
Location:Los Angeles, CA
Contract:12+ Month
 
 
 
Job Description:
Location Requirement
This position is open only to candidates who currently reside in Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary
We are seeking a Principal Mobile Engineer with deep expertise in iOS development and strong working knowledge of Android, who will drive the design, development, and evolution of AIenabled mobile applications. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, mobile architecture ownership, and mentorship, while partnering closely with Product, Design, Backend, Data, and AI teams.
The ideal candidate is passionate about building secure, scalable, and intuitive mobile experiences, and is excited to apply AI/ML capabilitiessuch as personalization, intelligent automation, and predictive insightsdirectly within mobile products.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the architecture and development of native iOS applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability across devices.
  • Provide technical direction and code-level leadership for Android development to ensure cross-platform consistency and quality.
  • Define and enforce mobile engineering standards, best practices, and reusable components across the mobile ecosystem.
  • Implement on-device and cloudbased ML capabilities using modern mobile and backend frameworks.
  • Architect and develop native iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Backend Engineering, and QA to deliver seamless mobile experiences.
  • Lead technical initiatives to improve mobile CI/CD pipelines, crash analytics, and performance monitoring.
  • Implement observability and monitoring solutions using tools like Firebase and Xcode Instruments.
  • Mentor junior mobile engineers and promote best practices across iOS and Android development.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to translate product requirements into scalable mobile solutions.
  • Operate in an AI-driven SDLC environment, leveraging tools like GitHub Copilot and Xcode AI integrations
  • Implementing and managing Datadog dashboards, Google and Adobe analytics. monitors, and alerts for mobile applications
Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of mobile development experience, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role focused on iOS.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Swift, Swift UI, Combine, and UIKit.
  • Working knowledge of Kotlin, and Android architecture components.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Fastlane, and Firebase.
  • Familiarity with App Store and Google Play deployment processes, including TestFlight and internal testing tracks.
  • Experience operating in cloudconnected mobile architecture (Azure or AWS).
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, OAuth2, and mobile security best practices.
  • Strong understanding of accessibility standards such as WCAG and ARIA and be able to implement inclusive design practices to ensure mobile applications are usable by people of all abilities.
  • Experience in implementing and managing Datadog dashboards, Google and Adobe analytics. monitors, and alerts for mobile applications.
  • Experience with automated testing, unit testing, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Development Tools: Xcode, Android Studio, Github,  Jira, Confluence, Figma.
  • Familiarity with mobile analytics, crash reporting, and user behavior tracking.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment with AI-enhanced workflows.
  • Strong Project Organization Skill with budgeting, scope
  • Strong Communication Skill
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in fintech or consumer-facing mobile platforms.
  • Familiarity with operational domains such as mobile payments, identity verification, and push notification systems.
  • Contributions to open-source mobile libraries or technical publications.
  • Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Ability to meet the location requirement outlined above
 
Pay Transparency: The expected pay range for this position is $80.00–$90.00 per hour. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, 401(k) without employer match. Paid Sick leave is provided based on state or local laws.

Skills

Firebase
Swift
AWS
Figma
SwiftUI
TDD
Agile
Azure
Confluence
Datadog
Git
Jira
Kotlin
UIKit
Xcode
iOS
Android

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