Jobs → Engineering → Principal Mobile Engineer

About the Role We are looking for an experienced Principal Mobile Engineer to drive mobile engineering strategy, architecture, and hands-on development for large-scale mobile applications. This role combines deep expertise in iOS and Android development with modern cross-platform technologies and AI-driven software development practices. Key Responsibilities • Drive mobile architecture strategy, platform direction, and technical decisions across multiple engineering teams • Lead architecture alignment, technical trade-offs, and cross-team engineering initiatives • Define and implement AI-driven SDLC standards, tools, automation, and engineering guardrails • Promote AI-assisted development using tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor • Lead architecture and code reviews while mentoring Staff, Senior, and Principal Engineers • Establish engineering best practices around code quality, testing, CI/CD, and observability • Collaborate with Product, Data, Security, and Infrastructure teams • Influence technical stakeholders and drive alignment across distributed engineering teams • Document architectural decisions and establish scalable engineering standards • Work effectively with globally distributed teams across the US, China, and LATAM Requirements • 12+ years of overall software engineering experience • Significant experience operating at Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, or Mobile Architect level • Proven experience leading large-scale mobile engineering initiatives • Strong hands-on coding background combined with technical leadership • Strong expertise in Swift/iOS and Kotlin/Android development • Hands-on experience with React Native or Kotlin Multiplatform • Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization • Experience building offline-first mobile applications • Expertise in mobile release engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing • Strong knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, APIs, event-driven architecture, and data pipelines • Experience in retail or eCommerce platforms is highly preferred • Practical experience with AI-assisted software development tools and AI-driven SDLC practices