SR Principal Mobile Engineer- Generative AI

Insight Global; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

PTO

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to act as the chief technical architect for our Mobile App Renovation Strategy (MARS). You will define the future of a high-performance, modular mobile ecosystem and champion AI-first software development.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive architecture decisions across Android and iOS platforms, and partner with senior leadership to shape the technology roadmap and open-source/vendor solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering background with leadership in architecture.
• Hands-on GenAI experience and code-generation tooling.
• Proven track record in mobile app architecture and platform strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional feature and platform teams to deliver scalable architecture.
• Define and govern AI-first software development across the SDLC.
• Mentor engineers and drive strategic technology roadmaps.

Skills

Software architecture

AI/GenAI

KMP

Android

iOS

GraphQL

Microservices

Java/JVM

Tools

Spring Boot

GraphQL DGS

JVM

Kotlin Multiplatform

REST APIs

Job description

As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will serve as the chief technical architect and visionary leader for our Mobile App Renovation Strategy (MARS). You will define the future of our high-performance, modular, and intelligent mobile ecosystem. This role demands a world-class engineer who is deeply technical, possesses an extensive background in native mobile development and server-side orchestration, and can champion innovative AI-first software development. You will report directly to senior technology leadership and lead cross-functional feature and platform teams to build our next-generation architecture. We are seeking a visionary leader who will not only build the platform but will also aggressively drive AI-first software development. You will establish, steer, and inspire our AI Tiger Team and directly influence how engineering teams utilize artificial intelligence throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Key Responsibilities:

• 50% Delivery and Execution - Leads portfolio level Principal meetings to maintain alignment, consistency and knowledge sharing; Creates and architects foundational code elements that can be reused across a portfolio; Develops POCs with new technologies and paves the way for portfolio adoption; Tracks and monitors efficient usage of cloud resources and drives cost reduction opportunities and enhancements
• 10% People - Acts as a point of escalation for teams facing extremely complex challenges; Presents at and attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies and concepts; Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports; Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback; Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent
• 15% Strategy and Planning - Works with a Distinguished Engineer to define technology solutions (open source or vendor) teams should be exploring and/or leveraging; Works across local teams to unify strategy and alignment; Identifies and removes potential roadblocks & bottlenecks across large cross-functional projects and initiatives; Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps within a given portfolio; Drives thought leadership and innovation within a given portfolio
• 25% Support and Enablement - Point of escalation for high-priority issues and outages as they arise; Fields questions from project, product, and support teams; Helps solve technology disputes across local teams; Works with vendors to help identify and implement feature enhancements in software products; Evangelizes successful usage of tooling and technology with local teams

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to various individuals
• This position has 4-6 direct reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years leading architecture in a Principal or Senior Principal capacity for a major consumer-facing mobile application.
• Transformation Track Record: Proven track record of executing a major technology renovation or modernization strategy (preferably containing SDUI, KMP, and GraphQL BFF elements).
• Distributed Systems Mastery: Expert knowledge of microservices, server-side GraphQL patterns, and high-performance, multi-layered JVM in-memory caching.
• AI Expertise: Practical, hands-on experience using GenAI APIs, LLM prompt engineering, and code-generation tools/agents to accelerate development.
• Leadership & Influence: Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with a proven history of writing technical white papers, presenting architecture to executive leadership, and driving technical alignment across large engineering organizations (50+ engineers).
• Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP): Architecting shared business logic layers.
• Server-Driven UI (SDUI): Designing extensible layout engines to dynamicize screen rendering.
• Native Platforms: Proficient in Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) and iOS (Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI).
• GraphQL & Federation: GraphQL (Netflix DGS) and GraphQL Federation layers.
• Backend Stacks: Spring Boot 3.5, Java 21, REST APIs, and microservices integrated with core services like SearchNav, ProductGateway, and TypeAhead
• Automated unit and integration testing using JUnit 5, XCTest, MockK, Espresso, and XCUITest.
• Visual regression testing with Paparazzi and Shot.
• Mobile-specific delivery pipelines including Bitrise, Fastlane, TestFlight, and Firebase App Distribution.
• Automated security practices including Static (SAST) and Dynamic (DAST) Application Security Testing.
• Performance instrumentation using New Relic, GCP Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, and distributed tracing spanning hybrid mobile-to-backend journeys.

Pay may vary based on education and experience. Full benefits and PTO provided.