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Job Title: Software Engineer V (Mobile Systems)
Location: Burlingame, Sunnyvale, MPK, NYC
Duration: Contract - 12 months
Pay Range: $70/hr $80/hr (W2)
Job ID: 409498
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Mobile Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Kotlin or Swift, async and concurrent programming, and client-server architectures and a proven ability to design and implement performant, reliable systems across mobile, wearables, and distributed backends.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement software systems spanning wearable devices, iOS/Android applications, and distributed backend services.
- Apply strong understanding of memory management, resource ownership, race conditions, and deadlock prevention.
- Debug race conditions, thread-safety problems, and complex concurrency issues.
- Optimize CPU usage, memory consumption, latency, and system reliability.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Kotlin or Swift and experience building mobile products with distributed backends.
- Expertise in multithreaded, event-driven, async systems and concurrency control.
- System engineering experience including architecture design, performance optimization, and reliability improvements.
- Ability to analyze and resolve thread-safety and performance bottlenecks.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience level: 10+ years preferred. 7+ years considered with strong alignment to nice-to-have skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Wearables experience, including glasses, watches, or MR headsets.
- Proficiency in C++ or Rust for systems programming.
- AI/ML engineering exposure, including LLM prompt tuning, evaluation, tool calling, and agent workflows.
Screening Guidance:
- Candidates must demonstrate solid programming and software engineering backgrounds matching required skills.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Opportunities for growth with global clients
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Fair Chance Notice
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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