Senior Mobile Platform Architect

RadioJobs; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

NPR seeks a Software Architect to guide strategic technology decisions, design scalable systems, and build robust pipelines for NPR and its member stations. You will oversee end-to-end architecture from platform services to client apps, balancing performance, velocity, privacy, and cost-efficiency at scale.

The role emphasizes cross-functional governance, operational resilience, and mentorship, with remote-permitted work within the U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive software engineering experience leading multi-team architecture.
• Deep mobile architecture experience (iOS/Android) with Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Objective-C.
• Proven design of high-traffic, distributed systems, RESTful/GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with media delivery, streaming protocols, and cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP).
• Experience integrating GDPR/CPRA privacy standards and cloud cost optimization.
• CI/CD with Git and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement shared architectural patterns across platforms.
• Lead scalable content delivery and personalization pipelines for high-traffic media.
• Evaluate build vs vendor solutions and set architectural standards across divisions.
• Provide technical oversight across multi-team roadmaps and governance.

Skills

Multi-Team Architecture

Native Mobile Engineering

Platform & API Design

Data Privacy & Cost

CI/CD & Quality Automation

Cross-Functional Governance

Operational Resilience

Structured Stakeholder Communication

Mission-Driven Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Git

AWS

GCP

CDN configurations

Job description

NPR seeks a Software Architect to guide strategic technology decisions, design scalable systems, and build robust pipelines for NPR and its member stations. You will oversee end-to-end architecture from platform services to client apps, balancing performance, velocity, privacy, and cost-efficiency at scale.

The role emphasizes cross-functional governance, operational resilience, and mentorship, with remote-permitted work within the U.S.