Staff Native Mobile Engineer: Lead Swift/Kotlin Architecture

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Native Mobile to lead the App Infra team in the Consumer & Business group. You will own the architecture and translation workflow as we rewrite the native mobile app in Swift and Kotlin, while keeping the React Native code in sync.

You will mentor engineers, optimize developer experience, and drive high-quality, scalable mobile platforms across iOS and Android, enabling quarterly in-person surges and a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of iOS or Android mobile software engineering experience (Swift/iOS or Kotlin/Android).
• Track record of shipping high-quality mobile applications at scale with strong ownership.
• Deep understanding of mobile performance optimization and profiling across devices.
• Experience translating org strategy into team-level execution and migration timelines.
• Experience with AI-assisted code generation or LLM-driven development workflows.
• Improving developer experience through build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and release tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of core native app surfaces in Swift and Kotlin; define module boundaries and compile-time checks for quality.
• Stay hands-on across codebases; write and review code.
• Lead the agentic code translation workflow; implement automated systems for migration work.
• Own developer experience for the native codebase; improve build speeds and CI/CD reliability.
• Shape the dual-app agentic synchronization strategy during the transition; design automation and human review processes.
• Be a leader across Coinbase mobile engineers; mentor L3–L5 engineers and foster community.

Skills

Swift/iOS

Kotlin/Android

Cross-platform

AI-assisted coding

CI/CD tooling

Performance optimization

Architectural leadership

Mentoring engineers

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Native Mobile to lead the App Infra team in the Consumer & Business group. You will own the architecture and translation workflow as we rewrite the native mobile app in Swift and Kotlin, while keeping the React Native code in sync.

You will mentor engineers, optimize developer experience, and drive high-quality, scalable mobile platforms across iOS and Android, enabling quarterly in-person surges and a remote-first environment.