Staff Engineer, Mobile – Tech Lead at Jobgether – United States

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Engineer, Mobile – Tech Lead in the United States.

This role provides a rare opportunity to lead the technical vision and architecture of a high-traffic mobile platform, impacting millions of users weekly. You will guide the development of both iOS and Android applications through React Native, while influencing cross-functional initiatives across engineering, product, design, and data teams. The position balances deep technical ownership with organizational leadership, including mentoring engineers, defining best practices, and shaping engineering standards. You will have the chance to integrate AI-powered workflows and on-device intelligence into the mobile experience, contributing to innovative solutions that elevate user engagement and performance. Success in this role requires mastery of mobile development, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive complex projects from concept through production. This position is ideal for someone passionate about mobile engineering excellence and building scalable, future-ready platforms.

The Staff Mobile Engineer – Tech Lead will own technical strategy and drive excellence across mobile initiatives:

• Define and execute the long-term technical vision and architecture for the mobile platform across iOS and Android using React Native.

• Lead cross-functional projects spanning engineering, product, design, and data teams, ensuring alignment on priorities and delivery.

• Evaluate, adopt, and champion AI-powered capabilities in the mobile development workflow, including on-device intelligence and personalization features.

• Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, and mobile-specific best practices.

• Mentor and uplift engineers at all levels through code reviews, architectural guidance, and technical leadership.

• Drive mobile app performance, reliability, and release quality, including CI/CD pipelines, crash monitoring, and phased rollout strategies.

• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business objectives into technically sound, scalable mobile solutions.

• Identify and eliminate platform-level bottlenecks that impact team velocity or degrade user experience.

• Promote a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture through knowledge sharing, documentation, and technical innovation.

Candidates should bring deep mobile expertise, leadership skills, and experience scaling production applications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• 10+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years building and scaling production mobile applications in React Native.

• Strong expertise in iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) native layers and cross-platform development.

• Mastery of TypeScript, state management patterns (Redux, Zustand, Jotai, or equivalent), and mobile architecture design.

• Experience integrating AI-powered tools and features in mobile applications.

• Proven ability in performance engineering, observability, CI/CD, and mobile release engineering.

• Skilled in mentoring, technical leadership, and shaping engineering best practices across teams.

• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to align technical constraints to business objectives.

• Experience with mobile testing frameworks (Jest, Detox, Maestro) and cloud/API integration (REST, GraphQL, AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and strategic thinking skills in fast-paced environments.

This position offers a competitive and comprehensive package to support personal and professional well-being:

• Competitive salary: $213,554—$251,240 USD, plus equity opportunities.

• Flexible paid time off and remote-friendly work arrangements.

• Monthly credits for live events ($1,200/year).

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Life insurance and disability benefits.

• Diverse family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility.

• 401(k), HSA, and pre-tax savings programs.

• Company off-sites, team meet-ups, and wellness programs.

• Recognition programs for tenure and outstanding contributions.