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# Software Engineer V (Mobile Systems)

- **Company:** BCforward
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Client Server Models, Concurrency Controls, Concurrent Computing, Software Debugging, Memory Management, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, System Programming, Multithreading, Large Language Models, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Kotlin, Wearables
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/484b115f-4d85-469c-9df3-cd0d5e144b2d

## About the Role

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., * 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.

## Description

* 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.


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