Senior Native Mobile Engineer - Remote VPN & Privacy

Mode.Inc; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Equity

Open PTO

Wellness days

Performance bonuses

No-meeting days

Job summary

Mode.Inc is hiring a senior mobile engineer to own the Android and iOS domains for a consumer VPN product. You will inherit existing codebases, improve release processes, and integrate native libraries in Go (Shadowsocks / WireGuard).

Collaborate across backend, DevOps, product, and design teams to execute the strategic roadmap, implement automated tests, and ensure secure token storage and user privacy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional senior mobile engineering delivering native apps on Android and iOS.
• Expert knowledge of Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI.
• Deep experience with platform networking and VPN APIs (Android VpnService, iOS NetworkExtension).
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, and VPN protocols like WireGuard and OpenVPN.
• Experience with subscription flows (StoreKit 2, Google Play Billing, RevenueCat).
• Proficiency using AI agents (Cursor, GitHub Copilot) for development and review.
• Experience with SOLID principles, Clean Coding, and automation tools (Espresso, XCTest).

Responsibilities

• Own the Android and iOS mobile domain end-to-end for a consumer VPN product.
• Inherit existing mobile codebases and improve engineering quality and release processes.
• Integrate and debug native libraries written in Go (Shadowsocks / WireGuard).
• Collaborate with backend, DevOps, product managers, and designers to execute the roadmap.
• Implement automated unit and integration testing to replace manual regression.
• Ensure secure storage of tokens and keys and maintain user privacy.

Skills

Mobile engineering

Kotlin

Java

Swift

Jetpack Compose

SwiftUI

VPN APIs

Networking

AI-assisted development

Automation testing

Tools

Espresso

XCTest

GitHub Actions

Fastlane

Bitrise

Job description

Mode.Inc is hiring a senior mobile engineer to own the Android and iOS domains for a consumer VPN product. You will inherit existing codebases, improve release processes, and integrate native libraries in Go (Shadowsocks / WireGuard).

Collaborate across backend, DevOps, product, and design teams to execute the strategic roadmap, implement automated tests, and ensure secure token storage and user privacy.