Mobile Architect

Creative Chaos; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United States is looking for a Solutions Architect for Mobile Development. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of hands-on experience with mobile platforms such as Android and iOS. Responsibilities include guiding the implementation team, producing design documents, and ensuring adherence to design throughout the project. Strong communication skills and a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design.
• Understanding of REST APIs and offline storage.
• Experience making architecture and design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in presales and user experience design.
• Produce necessary artifacts for the development team.
• Ensure design adherence during development.

Skills

10+ years of hands-on experience in mobile development

Effective communication

Leadership skills

Collaboration in diverse teams

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

XCode

Gradle

Job description

Job Summary

As a Solutions Architect for Mobile Development, you will be responsible to take the business requirements and turn that into a software design that can become a blueprint for the implementation team to follow. You will also be responsible to make sure that the implementation team follows the design and delivers the project as per the agreed designs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• A Mobile Development architect at Creative Chaos will participate in the presales, user experience design, sprint, development, and delivery phases of a project and review the overall proposal.
• During user experience design, you will provide valuable input and review the wireframes from a technical standpoint.
• Before the actual development work starts, you will produce necessary artifacts to provide the team with direction.
• Necessary artifacts for the development team will be provided as a Solutions Design Document.
• During the development phase, you will ensure that the design is followed and any changes in the design are documented.
• An architect will also be responsible for reviewing the work the development team produces.
• You will provide necessary training to developers and should be the sole go‑to person for the stakeholders and the team on all technical matters.

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, from a local or foreign reputable university.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience preferably in Android, iOS, Flutter, and React Native.
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle.
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience making important architecture & design decisions; such as data domain modeling, application of design patterns, & design using third‑party components.
• Ability to work in a team in a diverse/multiple stakeholder environment.
• Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design. In-depth understanding of coding languages, sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases. Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Being able to communicate effectively with stakeholders, project managers, developers, and software vendors involved in the development process is essential for a solutions architect.
• A Mobile Architect must be capable of analyzing and identifying potential short and long‑term risks that may cause technical issues and impede business operations in the future.
• Strong at working with third‑party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting