Principal Mobile Engineer

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

We are seeking a highly experienced and technically driven Principal Mobile Engineer to lead the vision and architecture of a major mobile platform across iOS and Android. In this role, you will set the long-term technical strategy, ensure platform performance and stability, and provide hands-on leadership to a team of senior engineers. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment, excels at solving complex technical challenges, and is passionate about creating scalable, maintainable, and high-performance mobile applications. This role combines strategic thinking, operational excellence, and mentorship, making a measurable impact across the mobile ecosystem and the broader engineering organization.

Accountabilities

• Define and own the long-term technical vision and architecture for the mobile platform, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and high performance.
• Establish and enforce best practices for mobile development, including performance optimization, crash reduction, and stability management.
• Lead feature parity and ongoing maintenance across platforms, ensuring consistent and high-quality delivery.
• Enhance developer experience by optimizing build, test, and release cycles in collaboration with platform engineering teams.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Drive innovation by evaluating new technologies, libraries, patterns, and React Native architectures to maintain a modern, efficient platform.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and liaison, communicating complex concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on mobile development and scaling large-scale applications.
• Expert knowledge of React Native, Expo, and associated mobile ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) platforms, including build tools, store submissions, and bridging native modules.
• Proven experience in mobile performance optimization, including startup time, bundle size, memory usage, and perceived performance.
• Mastery of mobile architecture, including state management, navigation, event-driven architecture, and reusable component design.
• Strong functional programming knowledge and principles.
• Operational excellence with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and developer experience improvements.
• Familiarity with mobile observability, crash reporting, and stability management tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, Bugsnag).
• Proven leadership experience mentoring senior engineers, influencing technical roadmaps, and making high-stakes architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical topics to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($180,000–$210,000) with equity compensation.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible home office support.
• 100% employee coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• $500 annual professional development allowance.
• Equipment for home office setup, including laptop, high-resolution monitor, and stipend.
• Monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement.
• Flexible time-off policy and company-wide wellness days.
• Annual in-person offsites and team-building events.
• Discount on all platform bookings.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work culture.
  
  

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.

🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

By submitting an application to this posting, the applicant acknowledges that Jobgether will process their personal data as necessary to evaluate their candidacy, provide feedback, and, when appropriate, share relevant information with potential employers. Such processing is carried out on the basis of legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures in accordance with applicable data protection laws. The applicant may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, and objection at any time as provided under the GDPR.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.