Tech Lead - Mobile Developer IV
Summary
Leads end-to-end architecture and hands-on development of a customer-facing mobile companion app built with Angular wrapped in Ionic/Capacitor, owning iOS optimizations, AWS cloud integrations, auth/SSO flows, event-driven backend coordination, and CI/CD pipelines while mentoring developers as a player/coach.
The Tech Lead – Mobile Developer IV is responsible for leading the end-to-end technical execution of a mobile and backend ecosystem for a customer-facing companion application.
This role involves mobile architecture leadership, hands‑on development, guiding technical decisions, and ensuring high-quality performance across iOS and cloud‑integrated components.
The position requires expertise in Angular, Ionic/Capacitor, iOS optimizations, CI/CD pipelines, and mobile performance engineering.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership
- Lead the architecture and development of an Angular application wrapped with Ionic/Capacitor.
- Design modular, scalable, and maintainable mobile systems with strong state‑management practices.
- Own overall system architecture across mobile, backend services, messaging systems, and data stores.
- Define authentication and authorization flows, including token‑based access and SSO integrations.
- Design event‑driven architectures for kiosk interactions, backend systems, and mobile clients.
- Lead integrations involving AWS cloud services and iOS‑specific capabilities.
Hands‑On Development & Delivery
- Act as a player/coach, writing production‑level code while mentoring developers.
- Set and enforce development standards, coding practices, and code quality expectations.
- Perform peer code reviews and guide developers on architectural alignment.
- Own CI/CD processes including iOS build pipelines, signing, and harness workflows.
Performance, Quality & Reliability
- Ensure mobile performance, reliability, and security best practices are implemented.
- Optimize iOS runtime performance, offline capability, and user experience.
- Troubleshoot production issues and support operational excellence for mobile systems.
- Drive high‑quality delivery ensuring the application is stable, scalable, and production‑ready.
Required Qualifications
- Strong expertise in mobile architecture using Angular with Ionic/Capacitor or Cordova.
- Hands‑on experience in designing and delivering iOS‑specific integrations and optimizations.
- Experience building event‑driven systems with messaging, real‑time updates, and push notifications.
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms including SSO and token‑based flows.
- Proven ability to lead technical decisions, mentor engineering teams, and establish coding standards.
- Experience with AWS cloud integrations and backend service coordination.
- Strong background in CI/CD ownership including iOS build pipelines, signing, and delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to ensure performance, security, and UX quality for mobile apps.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with real‑time mobile communication frameworks.
- Exposure to distributed systems or microservices environments.
- Understanding of mobile DevOps practices including observability and automated testing.