Staff Mobile Engineer (Contractor)

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Mobile Engineer (Contractor) based in the United States.** As a Staff Mobile Engineer, you will lead the development of high-quality native mobile applications that deliver seamless, engaging, and reliable digital experiences. You will work across iOS and Android platforms, using modern technologies to build scalable solutions for business-critical products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will help shape technical architecture, establish engineering best practices, and drive product innovation. You will contribute to transforming complex financial services into intuitive, accessible mobile experiences. Through close collaboration with stakeholders and fellow technical leaders, you will influence engineering decisions and support continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems, share knowledge, and make a meaningful impact within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. ### Accountabilities: - Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of native mobile applications for iOS and Android, ensuring high standards of performance, usability, accessibility, and reliability. - Build and maintain mobile solutions using Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, and Jetpack Compose, selecting the most appropriate technologies and architectural approaches for each product. - Drive technical decision-making and establish scalable engineering practices across the full mobile development lifecycle, from initial design through deployment and ongoing maintenance. - Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions. - Communicate technical concepts, architectural decisions, and platform constraints clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. - Contribute to the integration and modernization of digital and operational platforms, helping deliver cohesive mobile experiences across existing and new products. - Support the internal developer community by sharing knowledge, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with other technical leads to strengthen engineering practices. - Promote continuous improvement, stay informed about emerging mobile technologies, and identify opportunities to enhance development workflows, code quality, and team effectiveness. ## Requirements: - At least 8 years of experience delivering software as part of large-scale development projects, with substantial expertise in mobile application engineering. - Strong hands-on experience with native iOS and Android development, including Swift and SwiftUI, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with the ability to contribute across both platforms. - Solid understanding of mobile architecture, UI design, business logic, application performance, testing strategies, maintenance, and distribution. - Ability to make informed technical decisions, evaluate different implementation approaches, and explain concepts such as progressive enhancement and graceful degradation. - A strong appreciation for user experience, including the role of animation, interaction design, accessibility, and consistency in creating compelling mobile applications. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to lead technical discussions, manage stakeholder relationships, and explain complex engineering challenges clearly. - A proactive, adaptable, and growth-oriented mindset, with a commitment to continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and collective team success. - Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams and collaborating with other technical leaders to align on standards, approaches, and engineering priorities. - Familiarity with evolving mobile development tools and technologies, including Kotlin Multiplatform and Bitrise, is highly valued. - A balance of technical leadership, humility, persistence, and sound judgment, including the ability to recognize limitations, ask for support, and navigate ambiguity constructively. ## Benefits: - **Work location flexibility:** Remote opportunities within the United States, with additional location options in Atlanta, Charlotte, Denver, and New York. - **Collaborative environment:** Work alongside multidisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, and product professionals on meaningful digital products. - **Technical impact:** Influence mobile architecture, engineering standards, and product development practices across business-critical applications. - **Professional growth:** Expand your expertise through challenging projects, collaboration with experienced technical leaders, and exposure to emerging mobile technologies. - **Knowledge sharing:** Contribute to a supportive engineering culture that values mentorship, continuous improvement, and collective success. - **Innovative projects:** Help modernize digital experiences in the consumer financial services sector using contemporary native mobile technologies. - **Compensation and additional benefits:** Specific contract rates, healthcare coverage, paid leave, and other benefits have not been specified in the available job description and should be confirmed during the application process.