Principal Mobile Engineer (iOS expertise)

Tranzeal Incorporated; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Tranzeal Incorporated seeks a Principal Mobile Engineer with deep iOS expertise and strong Android/Kotlin knowledge to lead mobile architecture, development, and strategic direction for secure, scalable AI-enabled consumer apps. This hands-on leadership role requires about 50% coding and active mentoring of engineers.

The role focuses on Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine for iOS, plus Android/Kotlin and analytics integrations, security, and performance improvements across platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years mobile development experience and 3+ years in principal/leadership roles.
• Expert Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine skills.
• Strong Kotlin/Android knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with Datadog, Adobe Analytics, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Git, Fastlane, Firebase, CI/CD, automated testing, and App Store/Google Play releases.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OAuth2, mobile security, accessibility, performance, and scalable architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fintech/financial services or consumer mobile experience.
• Experience with mobile payments, identity verification, or push notifications.
• Experience with AI/ML-enabled mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine.
• Provide technical direction for Android/Kotlin development.
• Define mobile engineering standards, reusable components, and best practices.
• Partner with Product, Design, Backend, Data, and AI teams on technical strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Drive performance, scalability, security, testing, CI/CD, and observability improvements.
• Build and manage Datadog dashboards, monitors, and alerts.
• Implement Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics for mobile applications.
• Mentor engineers and communicate architecture and investment decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools within the SDLC.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Combine

Kotlin

Android

Datadog

Adobe Analytics

Azure DevOps

Git

Fastlane

Firebase

Tools

Datadog

Google Analytics

Azure DevOps

Git

Fastlane

Firebase

Job description

Principal Mobile Engineer (iOS expertise)

• W2 Only role.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Summary

Seeking a Principal Mobile Engineer with deep iOS expertise and strong Android/Kotlin knowledge to lead mobile architecture, development, and technical strategy for secure, scalable, AI-enabled consumer applications. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring approximately 50% hands-on engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine.
• Provide technical direction for Android/Kotlin development.
• Define mobile engineering standards, reusable components, and best practices.
• Partner with Product, Design, Backend, Data, and AI teams on technical strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Drive performance, scalability, security, testing, CI/CD, and observability improvements.
• Build and manage Datadog dashboards, monitors, and alerts.
• Implement Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics for mobile applications.
• Mentor engineers and communicate architecture and investment decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools within the SDLC.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years mobile development experience and 3+ years in Principal/technical leadership roles.
• Expert Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine skills.
• Strong Kotlin/Android knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with Datadog, Adobe Analytics, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Git, Fastlane, Firebase, CI/CD, automated testing, and App Store/Google Play releases.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OAuth2, mobile security, accessibility, performance, and scalable architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fintech/financial services or consumer mobile experience.
• Experience with mobile payments, identity verification, or push notifications.
• Experience with AI/ML-enabled mobile applications.