Mobile Principle Software Engineer

About this role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Mobile Principal Software Engineer based in the United States.

The Mobile Principal Software Engineer will lead the evolution of a mobile engineering team as it transitions toward an AI-first product platform. This hands-on technical leadership role combines mobile architecture, AI-assisted development, backend collaboration, and product strategy. You will help reshape the participant experience across iOS, Android, and web while building development practices that enable teams to deliver high-quality software at unprecedented speed. Working closely with Product, Design, and engineering partners, you will balance rapid experimentation with scalable, maintainable architecture. You will mentor engineers, improve delivery processes, and influence the direction of the broader participant platform. This is a remote-first opportunity for a product-minded technical leader who thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

### Accountabilities

• Lead the mobile engineering team, guiding its technical maturity, architecture, and evolution to support an AI-native product platform.
• Establish an AI-native software development lifecycle for mobile engineering, incorporating AI coding agents, evaluation frameworks, review loops, and quality controls to sustain rapid delivery.
• Drive a thin-client architecture for the participant experience, moving business logic toward backend services to keep mobile applications streamlined and maintainable.
• Contribute to Python-based AI backend services when new capabilities are required by mobile, using AI coding agents to accelerate implementation.
• Define the direction of participant APIs and the broader participant platform, influencing technical decisions beyond the mobile team.
• Allocate approximately 70% of time to supporting the product team and 30% to self-directed technical leadership, p...