Mobile Architect

This role is for one of Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 7 years

JobType: full-time

Requirements

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Mobile Architect to join our technology leadership team. This role is ideal for a candidate who thrives in a fast-paced, product-driven environment and has a strong background in designing scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile applications across Android and iOS platforms. As the Mobile Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the mobile technology direction and ensuring seamless integration with our backend systems, cloud platforms, and third-party services.

You will be responsible for setting the mobile architectural roadmap, defining best practices, and providing hands-on guidance to engineering teams working on multiple mobile initiatives. This is a senior role requiring strong leadership, technical depth, and an ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, DevOps, and QA.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the mobile architecture blueprint across platforms (Android and iOS), ensuring alignment with overall product and business strategy.
Guide engineering teams on the design and development of modular, maintainable, and scalable mobile applications.
Evaluate and implement new mobile technologies, frameworks, tools, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
Lead architectural discussions, design reviews, and code quality initiatives to ensure consistency and performance across apps.
Collaborate closely with backend engineers to define API contracts and ensure seamless communication between mobile and server-side systems.
Design and enforce security protocols, authentication strategies, and data protection mechanisms in mobile apps.
Help plan and scope mobile features and product releases by providing technical insight during the planning process.
Participate in and support agile development practices including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
Provide technical mentoring to developers, conduct architectural reviews, and drive adherence to engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

7+ years of experience in mobile application development with a strong architectural focus.
Proven experience designing and scaling complex mobile applications on both Android (Kotlin/Java) and iOS (Swift/Objective-C).
Deep understanding of mobile platform architecture, performance tuning, memory optimization, and battery-efficient app design.
Experience with architectural patterns such as MVVM, MVI, MVP, Clean Architecture, and modular app structures.
Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and integrating with third-party SDKs and services.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools, mobile DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure as it relates to mobile backend integration.
Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to Have:

Experience with cross-platform frameworks like Flutter or React Native.
Exposure to mobile analytics, A/B testing, and app store optimization (ASO).
Contributions to open-source mobile libraries or active participation in mobile tech communities.

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