Lead Mobile App Developer – Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Lead enhancements in features and architecture for Ci's Mobile Applications.

• Provide mentorship to team members on best practices in mobile app development.

• Advocate for the integration of AI-assisted development tools and methodologies within the team.

• Write code on a daily basis and implement essential features for Ci's Mobile Apps.

• Support team members in resolving complex mobile app development challenges.

• Design and maintain automated testing frameworks.

• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and accelerate development speed.

• Offer input into the UX/UI design process to ensure that designs are feasible for implementation.

• Collaborate with the Product team to outline the mobile app roadmap.

• Coordinate mobile app development efforts with teams working on browser and REST API enhancements.

• Partner with the DevOps team to refine build, package, and deployment processes.

• Work alongside the QA team to enhance testing protocols and verify cross-device support.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in developing high-quality mobile applications.

• Proficient in bootstrapping new applications from the initial concept to publishing on app stores.

• Extensive experience with React Native for creating cross-platform applications for iOS, Android, and AppleTV.

• Familiarity with automated packaging and deployment solutions for Apple and Google Play stores, including fastlane and Bitrise.

• Experience in developing native modules using Swift, Kotlin, and Java.

• Proven track record in creating applications that interact with REST APIs.

• Knowledge of authentication and authorization principles applied in mobile development.

• Experience with Redux and RTK Query for state management in React Native.

• Previous experience working with fully remote teams.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools, such as GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT for code generation.

• Ability to assess and integrate AI tools to enhance code quality, shorten development time, and uphold best practices.

• Understanding of the limitations of AI and responsible use of AI in production software.

• Preferred: experience with digital media concepts.

• Preferred: experience in incorporating video playback into mobile applications, including Digital Rights Management.

• Preferred: working knowledge of server-side REST API development, ideally in C# and ASP.Net.

• Preferred: a history of staying updated with the latest Web UI technologies.

• Honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct are essential requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities for hybrid work between home and office.

• Monthly “Free Fridays.”

• Early closures on Fridays throughout the year, including half-days in summer.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision).

• Paid medical leave.

• 401k plan with company matching contributions.

• Vacation time.

• Education assistance.

• Student loan assistance program.

• Eighty hours of paid sick leave annually.

• Up to twelve weeks of paid parental leave.

• Annual corporate bonus plan based on company performance (not guaranteed).