Mobile Development Lead

Palo Alto, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 1 hour ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

We are seeking a visionary Mobile Development Lead to spearhead the mobile engineering strategy for our flagship applications. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can define mobile architecture mentor high-performing teams and deliver secure scalable and high-performance mobile experiences across Android and iOS platforms using Kotlin and Swift.

You will bridge product vision and technical execution working closely with Product Design and Backend teams while owning the complete mobile SDLC.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Define and drive the mobile architecture and long-term technical roadmap for Android and iOS platforms.
Establish consistency in design patterns (MVVM) and enable shared logic where applicable.
Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies such as Kotlin Multiplatform and AI-assisted development tools.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Lead mentor and grow a team of 10 mobile engineers.
Conduct code reviews provide career coaching and promote engineering best practices.
Foster a culture of quality innovation and accountability.

Architecture & SDLC Ownership

Own end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for mobile applications.
Drive modularization scalability and maintainability across the codebase.
Ensure best practices in build pipelines testing and deployment automation.

Cross-functional Collaboration

Partner closely with Product Managers UX Designers and Backend Engineers.
Translate business and product requirements into clear technical specifications and execution plans.

Performance Stability & Quality

Monitor application health using tools such as Firebase Sentry or similar platforms.
Optimize app startup performance memory management battery efficiency and stability across diverse devices.
Ensure production readiness and ongoing reliability of large-scale mobile applications.

Technical Requirements

Android

Deep expertise in Kotlin
Strong experience with Jetpack Compose
Proficiency with Coroutines / Flow
Dependency Injection using Dagger / Hilt

iOS

Deep expertise in Swift
Strong experience with SwiftUI
Proficiency in Combine / Swift Concurrency
Experience in app modularization and scalable iOS architectures

Architecture & DevOps

Experience with CI/CD tools such as Fastlane Bitrise or GitHub Actions
Automated testing build and deployment to App Store and Google Play Store

Data & APIs

Proficiency in REST and GraphQL APIs
Experience with Protocol Buffers
Local storage solutions: Room SwiftData Realm

Tooling & Debugging

Mastery of Android Studio and Xcode
Strong experience with Git
Debugging and network analysis using Charles Proxy Flipper or similar tools

Experience & Qualifications

8 years of experience in mobile application development
3 years in a formal leadership role (Mobile Lead Staff Engineer or equivalent)
Proven experience shipping and maintaining large-scale mobile applications (100k DAU)
Strong understanding of mobile security performance optimization and scalability
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Job Description We are seeking a visionary Mobile Development Lead to spearhead the mobile engineering strategy for our flagship applications. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can define mobile architecture mentor high-performing teams and deliver secure scalable and high-performan...