Mobile Architect for IoT & Real-Time Mobile Solutions

bfiverecruiting; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

B5 Recruiting is seeking an experienced Mobile Architect on a contract basis to provide technical architecture leadership for mobile and IoT solutions. The role blends high‑level architecture with hands‑on engineering and client consulting.

The ideal candidate will drive scalable architecture, patterns, and standards for mobile apps, IoT devices, and backend integrations, while guiding teams and collaborating with clients on architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development, solution architecture, or related technical discipline.
• Strong professional experience developing mobile applications with React Native.
• Proven experience designing and implementing software and mobile application architectures.
• Demonstrated experience designing or delivering IoT solutions, including connected devices, telemetry, APIs, or IoT platforms.
• Strong experience with event‑driven architecture, including asynchronous communication, messaging, event processing, and distributed systems.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with REST APIs, backend systems, and event‑driven platforms.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles, design patterns, scalability, security, and system integration.
• Demonstrated experience working in a consulting or client‑facing environment, translating client needs into practical technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the architecture of mobile applications and connected-device solutions using React Native and related technologies.
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable architectures for mobile and IoT solutions.
• Design solutions using event‑driven and distributed architectures, including messaging, asynchronous processing, and real‑time data flows.
• Design integrations between mobile applications, IoT devices, APIs, and backend systems.
• Develop architecture and technical strategies that align with client business requirements and long‑term technology goals.
• Evaluate existing applications and technical environments and recommend architectural improvements, modernization strategies, and technology approaches.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical architecture and solution designs.
• Establish architectural patterns, technical standards, development practices, and integration approaches.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the design and development lifecycle.
• Collaborate directly with clients and stakeholders to understand business challenges, communicate technical concepts, and develop appropriate solutions.
• Lead technical discovery sessions, architecture discussions, design reviews, and solution presentations.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, scalability concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with engineering, product, security, and other technical teams to ensure cohesive end‑to‑end solutions.
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance and contribute to development when needed.
• Document architecture, technical decisions, integration patterns, APIs, and solution designs.

Skills

React Native

IoT

Event-driven architecture

Software architecture

Technology consulting

Tools

MQTT

Kafka

REST APIs

Job description

B5 Recruiting is seeking an experienced Mobile Architect on a contract basis to provide technical architecture leadership for mobile and IoT solutions. The role blends high‑level architecture with hands‑on engineering and client consulting.

The ideal candidate will drive scalable architecture, patterns, and standards for mobile apps, IoT devices, and backend integrations, while guiding teams and collaborating with clients on architecture decisions.