Lead Mobile Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

Contract: 6+ Month
This position is open only to candidates who currently reside in West Los Angeles, CA

Job Description:

We are seeking a Lead Mobile Engineer with deep expertise in iOS development and strong working knowledge of Android to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in the design, development, and delivery of AI-enabled mobile applications. This role combines technical leadership, solution design, and mentorship while partnering closely with Product, Design, Backend, Data, and AI teams to deliver high-quality mobile solutions.

The ideal candidate is passionate about building secure, scalable, and intuitive mobile experiences and is excited to apply AI/ML capabilities such as personalization, intelligent automation, and predictive insights within mobile products.

Key Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day technical leadership for the mobile engineering team while remaining actively involved in software development and code reviews.
Design, develop, and maintain native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, Combine, and UIKit, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
Contribute to Android development efforts and help maintain cross-platform consistency using Kotlin and Android architecture components.
Implement on-device and cloud-based AI/ML capabilities using modern mobile and backend frameworks.
Collaborate with Product, Design, Backend Engineering, QA, Data, and AI teams to deliver high-quality mobile solutions.
Promote engineering best practices, reusable components, and coding standards within the mobile team.
Drive continuous improvements to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, application performance, crash analytics, and monitoring.
Implement and support observability solutions using Firebase, Datadog, Xcode Instruments, Google Analytics, and Adobe Analytics.
Mentor and support mobile engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Lead feature delivery from technical design through deployment while contributing production-quality code.
Assist with technical design reviews and solution planning for new mobile capabilities.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Operate in an AI-driven SDLC environment utilizing GitHub Copilot, Xcode AI integrations, and other AI-assisted development tools.
Support production issues, application releases, and ongoing operational improvements.

Required Qualifications

6+ years of mobile application development experience.
Expert-level proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, Combine, and UIKit.
Working knowledge of Kotlin and Android architecture components.
Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Fastlane, Firebase, and modern CI/CD practices.
Experience deploying applications through the Apple App Store, TestFlight, Google Play, and internal testing tracks.
Experience building cloud-connected mobile applications using Azure or AWS.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, OAuth2 authentication, and mobile security best practices.
Experience implementing accessibility standards including WCAG and inclusive mobile design principles.
Experience implementing Datadog dashboards, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, monitoring, and alerting for mobile applications.
Experience with automated testing, unit testing, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency with Xcode, Android Studio, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and Figma.
Strong understanding of mobile analytics, crash reporting, and application performance optimization.
Experience working within Agile development teams utilizing AI-assisted development workflows.
Strong project organization skills including feature estimation, sprint planning, and technical delivery.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing fintech or consumer-facing mobile applications.
Experience with mobile payments, identity verification, push notification platforms, or similar consumer technologies.
Experience integrating AI or machine learning features into mobile applications.
Contributions to open-source mobile libraries or published technical content are a plus.
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 $60.00–$82.00 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."

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