Senior Mobile Platform Architect & Tech Lead

The Corporate; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate seeks a Lead Software Engineer – Mobile & Platforms in Oakland, CA for a 1-year hybrid role. You will drive senior technical leadership, own mobile and backend architecture, and guide design toward scalable customer-facing platforms.

Initially hands-on IC, you will mentor engineers, coordinate cross-system integrations, and help shape the team as the platform matures, balancing delivery with governance and quality.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with proven technical leadership.
• Strong mobile app development background (iOS/Android or cross‑platform).
• Experience with backend services and cloud platforms.
• Experience designing or integrating IoT, sensor, or device data.
• Hands-on coding capability with modern stacks.
• Ability to lead teams and influence without owning all implementation details.
• Experience collaborating with external vendors or consulting firms.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership for the Project Charlie mobile application platform from initial design through launch monitoring, and ongoing evolution.
• Design, implement, and maintain mobile applications, backend services, and supporting APIs.
• Own and influence end‑to‑end solution architecture across mobile, cloud services, enterprise integrations, and platform dependencies.
• Lead technical integration with internal systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and long‑term maintainability.
• Design and integrate IoT, grid‑edge, and device‑generated data into backend services and customer‑facing mobile experiences.
• Partner closely with internal IT, security, and platform teams to ensure compliance with technology standards, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the technical authority for architecture decisions, design trade‑offs, and implementation approaches.
• Guide and mentor engineers—internal and vendor—through design reviews, code reviews, and day‑to‑day technical leadership.
• Provide technical oversight and governance for external engineering vendors and contracted partners, ensuring quality and architectural consistency.
• Contribute to delivery planning, dependency management, and mitigation of technical risk in partnership with Product and Program leadership.
• Help define the engineering team structure and hiring approach, participating in hiring, onboarding, and development of a small internal team over time.

Skills

Mobile development

Backend services

System architecture

IoT data integration

People leadership

Vendor management

Coding proficiency

Tools

Cloud platforms

REST APIs

IoT integration

Security & compliance tools

Job description

The Corporate seeks a Lead Software Engineer – Mobile & Platforms in Oakland, CA for a 1-year hybrid role. You will drive senior technical leadership, own mobile and backend architecture, and guide design toward scalable customer-facing platforms.

Initially hands-on IC, you will mentor engineers, coordinate cross-system integrations, and help shape the team as the platform matures, balancing delivery with governance and quality.