Mobile Architect (iOS to Android Migration)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Mobile Architect with deep expertise in both iOS and Android application development to lead large-scale mobile platform modernization and migration initiatives. The ideal candidate will drive the conversion of existing iOS applications to Android platforms while defining scalable mobile architecture, development standards, and engineering best practices.

This role requires strong hands-on technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and experience delivering enterprise-grade mobile applications in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and migration of existing iOS applications to Android platforms.
• Analyze current iOS applications and define migration/conversion strategies for Android.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile architectures.
• Provide technical leadership across mobile engineering teams for both iOS and Android ecosystems.
• Establish coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and release management processes.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI teams, backend engineers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality mobile solutions.
• Evaluate native vs cross-platform approaches and recommend best-fit architectures.
• Conduct code reviews, performance optimization, and security assessments.
• Mentor developers and guide engineering teams on mobile best practices.
• Ensure applications meet enterprise compliance, scalability, and maintainability requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong mobile application architecture expertise.
• Extensive hands-on experience in:
  • iOS Development: Swift, Objective-C, Xcode
  • Android Development: Kotlin, Java, Android Studio
• Strong experience in mobile application migration/conversion projects.
• Deep understanding of:
  • Mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, MVC, MVI)
  • RESTful APIs and microservices integration
  • Mobile security and authentication mechanisms
  • Offline storage, caching, and synchronization
  • Performance tuning and memory optimization
• Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices for mobile applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing frameworks and release processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in enterprise environments or large-scale consumer applications.
• Exposure to cross-platform technologies such as Flutter or React Native is a plus.
• Prior experience working with Google ecosystem/mobile products preferred.
• Agile/Scrum experience preferred.

Education

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Additional Requirements

• Candidate must be local to the Bay Area or willing to work onsite/hybrid in San Jose or Santa Clara, CA.