Senior Staff Mobile Architect: Native iOS/Android + AI

Coinbase, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Native Mobile to shape the native mobile future. You will lead an AI-enabled migration from React Native to Swift and Kotlin, set architectural patterns, and guide multiple product teams toward a world-class mobile platform.

By aligning product, design, and engineering, you will establish reusable mobile frameworks, drive performance across iOS and Android, and mentor engineers to sustain excellence even in your absence.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in iOS or Android native mobile development and strong working proficiency in the other platform.
• Track record of owning outcomes spanning 2-3+ teams that drive business impact.
• Deep mobile performance expertise across iOS and Android, including bottleneck optimization and profiling.
• Proven influence without authority at senior levels, aligning leadership on high-stakes decisions.
• Experience designing AI-native engineering workflows adopted across teams.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with measurable gains in workflow efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical strategy to realize the native app development future at Coinbase.
• Lead the AI-assisted migration approach and reusable AI-automation paradigms.
• Architect a cross-platform native framework in Swift and Kotlin for dual-platform productivity.
• Drive organizational readiness and resolve cross-team blockers with product and design leadership.
• Mentor senior engineers and build a strong leadership pipeline for mobile.
• Champion best practices and mentor the mobile community at Coinbase.

Skills

iOS native development

Android native development

leadership

cross-functional collaboration

systems architecture

AI-native workflows

LLM-driven code generation

performance optimization

stakeholder influence

recruiting

team mentorship

architectural strategy

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Native Mobile to shape the native mobile future. You will lead an AI-enabled migration from React Native to Swift and Kotlin, set architectural patterns, and guide multiple product teams toward a world-class mobile platform.

By aligning product, design, and engineering, you will establish reusable mobile frameworks, drive performance across iOS and Android, and mentor engineers to sustain excellence even in your absence.