Remote Senior Mobile Architect: Platform & Personalization

National Public Radio, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

National Public Radio, Inc. seeks an experienced Software Architect to guide technology strategy across complex, multi-team initiatives and across platform services to client applications and data pipelines.

You will set architectural standards, drive secure and cost-aware designs, and mentor engineers while maintaining high-velocity delivery across NPR’s public media ecosystem. This remote-friendly role supports diverse engineering teams nationwide.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing and leading architecture for complex multi-team platforms.
• Native mobile architecture expertise (iOS/Android) with Swift/Kotlin/Java/Obj-C.
• Designing high-traffic REST/GraphQL APIs and client-server patterns.
• Experience with media delivery, CDN configs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
• Data privacy/compliance (GDPR/CPRA) and cloud cost optimization in HA environments.
• CI/CD and automated testing with Git and modern pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement unified mobile & cross-platform architectures across native and cross-platform integrations.
• Lead personalization and content-delivery pipelines for high-traffic media experiences across owned & member networks.
• Set technical standards; evaluate builds vs vendors; introduce modern technologies.
• Provide oversight across cross-divisional roadmaps and OKR planning for multi-team initiatives.
• Establish governance on code, security, and performance; perform reviews.

Skills

Multi-Team System Architecture

Native Mobile Engineering

Scalable Platform & API Design

Media Delivery & Infrastructure

Data Privacy & Cost Optimization

CI/CD & Quality Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Job description

National Public Radio, Inc. seeks an experienced Software Architect to guide technology strategy across complex, multi-team initiatives and across platform services to client applications and data pipelines.

You will set architectural standards, drive secure and cost-aware designs, and mentor engineers while maintaining high-velocity delivery across NPR’s public media ecosystem. This remote-friendly role supports diverse engineering teams nationwide.