Mobile Architect

We are seeking an experienced Mobile Architect to lead the architecture, design, development, and technical direction of enterprise-scale mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with iOS and/or Android, modern mobile architecture patterns, cloud integration, APIs, security, CI/CD, and scalable application design.

The candidate will work closely with product managers, engineering teams, UX/UI designers, DevOps, backend teams, and business stakeholders to define technical solutions and establish mobile engineering standards., * Define and own the overall mobile application architecture for enterprise-scale applications.

• Design scalable, secure, maintainable, and high-performance mobile solutions for iOS and Android platforms.
• Establish mobile architecture standards, design patterns, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Lead technical decisions around native, cross-platform, and hybrid mobile development.
• Design and implement mobile applications using Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, or cross-platform technologies such as React Native or Flutter.
• Define application architecture using patterns such as MVVM, MVP, Clean Architecture, VIPER, MVI, and modular architecture.
• Design mobile integration with REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, event-driven systems, and backend services.
• Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for mobile backend and application integration.
• Define mobile authentication and authorization solutions using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, SSO, MFA, and biometrics.
• Establish mobile application security standards including secure storage, encryption, certificate pinning, API security, and application hardening.
• Design offline-first capabilities, caching, synchronization, push notifications, deep linking, and background processing.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Bitrise, or Fastlane.
• Define strategies for automated unit testing, UI testing, integration testing, performance testing, and regression testing.
• Integrate mobile applications with Firebase, APNs, analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring platforms.
• Collaborate with backend architects to define API contracts, data models, scalability requirements, and integration patterns.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, technical assessments, and proof-of-concepts.
• Identify technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and architectural gaps and provide appropriate solutions.
• Mentor senior and junior mobile developers and provide technical leadership across mobile engineering teams.
• Ensure applications meet enterprise standards for performance, accessibility, security, reliability, and scalability.

• 10+ years of experience in software/mobile application development with significant experience in mobile architecture.
• Strong experience with iOS and/or Android application development.
• Strong hands-on expertise with one or more of:
• Swift / SwiftUI
• Kotlin / Jetpack Compose
• Objective-C / Java
• React Native
• Flutter / Dart
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with REST APIs and GraphQL.
• Strong knowledge of JSON, HTTP, OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect, and API integration.
• Experience with microservices and cloud-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of mobile application security and secure coding practices.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.
• Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and mobile application quality engineering.
• Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, branching strategies, and code-review practices.
• Strong understanding of application performance, memory management, networking, offline storage, caching, and synchronization.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with Firebase, Crashlytics, App Distribution, Analytics, and Cloud Messaging.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for backend/mobile service integration.
• Experience with Kafka or event-driven architecture.
• Experience with Appium, XCTest, Espresso, Detox, or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience with Fastlane, Bitrise, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of WCAG and mobile accessibility standards.
• Experience with enterprise SSO, MFA, biometrics, MDM, and mobile device security.
• Experience designing applications for large user bases and high-volume environments.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Architecture & Technology Focus

Mobile: iOS, Android, Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, React Native, Flutter Architecture: Clean Architecture, MVVM, MVI, Modular Architecture, SOLID APIs: REST, GraphQL, JSON, OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect Cloud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform Security: Encryption, Keychain/Keystore, Certificate Pinning, SSO, MFA, Biometrics DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Fastlane, Bitrise Testing: XCTest, Espresso, Appium, Detox, Unit Testing, UI Testing Backend Integration: Microservices, API Gateway, Kafka, Serverless Tools: Git, Jira, Confluence, SonarQube