Principle Mobile Software Engineer

Jackalope Digital LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Stock options

Wellness programs

Product discounts

Job summary

SharkNinja in the United Kingdom seeks a Principal Software Engineer, Mobile to set architectural standards across iOS, Android, and cross‑platform systems. You’ll own complex mobile challenges spanning native apps, cloud integration, device connectivity, and AI‑driven features, exercising independent judgment on high‑stakes decisions.

This IC role emphasizes technical authority, mentoring, and building reusable frameworks while guiding teams toward scalable, production‑ready solutions that

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience with deep expertise in native iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and React Native.
• Track record of solving the hardest mobile engineering problems — architecture, cross-platform unification, consumer-scale reliability — with measurable impact at scale.
• Deep expertise in mobile-to-cloud integration, BLE/Wi‑Fi connectivity, and the full stack from firmware interfaces through cloud services.
• Recognized technical authority, sought out when the stakes are highest.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and frameworks that scale across teams.
• Strong cross-functional influence built on technical credibility, not positional authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, translating complex decisions for leadership and business stakeholders.
• Preferred: Rust/C/C++ for cross-platform or performance-critical work; AI-integrated mobile architecture experience; platform unification or robotics background.

Responsibilities

• Own SharkNinja's most complex, non-recurring mobile challenges — spanning native iOS/Android, cross-platform frameworks, cloud integration, device connectivity, and AI-driven development.
• Make and defend high-stakes architecture and technology decisions with long-term impact on platform reliability and engineering velocity.
• Define integration patterns across mobile, cloud, firmware, and connected devices, and drive React Native vs. native platform strategy.
• Lead design reviews and communities of practice that raise engineering quality org-wide.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers through proximity to hard problems and build reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and documentation.
• Champion AI-driven development workflows across the mobile org.
• Define how the mobile platform integrates with AI — on-device inference, AI-powered features, and data contracts connecting mobile to cloud-based AI services.

Skills

iOS Swift

Android Kotlin

React Native

Mobile-to-Cloud Integration

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

React Native tooling

Job description

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeople’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than4,100associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.

About the Role

The Principal Software Engineer, Mobile is SharkNinja's deepest technical authority on mobile engineering — the person others come to when the patterns don't exist yet. You’ll define the architectural standards and engineering principles that shape mobile across SharkNinja's connected product ecosystem, including SharkClean, NinjaPro Connect, and the next-generation unified app platform.

You’ll tackle the most complex technical challenges at the intersection of mobile, firmware, cloud, AI, and consumer experience — exercising independent judgment on high-stakes, ambiguous decisions with long-term implications.

This is an IC role. Your authority comes from expertise and trust, not headcount.

What You’ll Own

Solve the Hardest Technical Problems

• Own SharkNinja's most complex, non-recurring mobile challenges — spanning native iOS/Android, cross-platform frameworks, cloud integration, device connectivity, and AI-driven development.
• Make and defend high-stakes architecture and technology decisions with long-term impact on platform reliability and engineering velocity.

Define Technical Standards and Architecture

• Set and evolve mobile engineering standards — architecture patterns, cross-platform strategy, testing philosophy, and production-readiness criteria.
• Define integration patterns across mobile, cloud, firmware, and connected devices, and drive React Native vs. native platform strategy.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI coding tools, forming clear technical points of view.

Lead Technical Thought Leadership

• Serve as SharkNinja's go-to authority on mobile engineering across Mobile, Firmware, Cloud, Hardware, Product, and Design.
• Lead design reviews and communities of practice that raise engineering quality org-wide.

Elevate Engineering Capability

• Mentor senior and staff engineers through proximity to hard problems.
• Build reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and documentation that outlast any single project.
• Champion AI-driven development workflows across the mobile org.

Advance AI-Ready Mobile Architecture

• Define how the mobile platform integrates with AI — on-device inference, AI-powered features, and data contracts connecting mobile to cloud-based AI services.
• Solve mobile/AI integration challenges with no established playbook, ensuring the platform is built for the AI-powered features SharkNinja will ship next.

What You’ll Bring

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with deep expertise in native iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and React Native.
• A track record of solving the hardest mobile engineering problems — architecture, cross-platform unification, consumer-scale reliability — with measurable impact at scale.
• Deep expertise in mobile-to-cloud integration, BLE/Wi-Fi connectivity, and the full stack from firmware interfaces through cloud services.
• Recognized technical authority, sought out when the stakes are highest.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and frameworks that scale across teams.
• Strong cross-functional influence built on technical credibility, not positional authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, translating complex decisions for leadership and business stakeholders.

Preferred: Rust/C/C++ for cross-platform or performance-critical work; connected product/IoT/robotics/smart home background; AI-integrated mobile architecture experience (on-device ML, AI-assisted dev, LLM interfaces); experience with platform unification or large-scale architectural transitions; consumer electronics or robotics background.

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

• We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more.

We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. To gether, we won’t just launch products— we’ll disrupt entire markets.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

Learn more about us: Life At SharkNinja Outrageously Extraordinary

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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at