Lead Mobile Engineer

Title- Lead Mobile Engineer

Location- West Los Angeles, CA (hybrid 3 days a week)

Job Summary

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.