Mobile Principal Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Lead the mobile team, fostering its growth and evolution in an AI-native environment.

• Establish an AI-native development framework for the mobile team, encompassing agents, evaluations, and review processes.

• Drive a thin-client architecture to enhance the participant experience by shifting business logic to the backend.

• Contribute Python code to the AI backend service to support new mobile capabilities.

• Define the direction for the participant API and the broader participant platform beyond the mobile team.

• Allocate approximately 70% of your time to supporting the product team and 30% to self-directed leadership and platform enhancements.

• Champion continuous process improvement within the mobile team and across partner teams.

• Mentor engineers and assist in the development of the Engineering organization.

• Enhance the Continuous Delivery pipeline and operational features of the SaaS and mobile platform.

• Engage in security and compliance initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience as a mobile software engineer with Principal/Staff-level responsibilities.

• Over 10 years of experience in evolving applications and launching new ones across both product and technical aspects.

• Proficient in both iOS and Android platforms.

• Willingness to venture beyond the mobile ecosystem when necessary to solve problems.

• Practical experience with AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or other similar technologies.

• Insights on designing a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) around AI coding agents.

• Experience in system architecture, including backend API development, databases, and mobile DevOps.

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineering talent.

• Expertise in cloud-based SaaS architectures and evolutionary design methodologies.

• Familiarity with agile methodologies, DevOps principles, CI/CD practices, observability/tracing, and data/metrics-driven decision making.

• Availability during the hours of 9:30 AM–5:00 PM CT.

• Eligibility to work in a U.S. location; please note that Dscout does not hire in Montana, Hawaii, Alaska, or Washington DC.

🏝️ Benefits

• A robust and competitive compensation package featuring a built-in bonus and equity program.

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).

• 15 company-recognized holidays.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

• 401k matching program.

• Education stipend to promote personal and professional growth.

• Remote work stipend.

• Comprehensive benefits package for employees and their dependents.

• Flexible work arrangements with a remote-first workforce.

• An open and transparent company culture.