Mobile Architect

Work Experience: 9+ Years

Industry: IT Services

Job Type: FULL TIME

Location: Remote, India (should be willing to go to Japan)

• 9+ years in mobile software development, with 5+ years in a dedicated mobile architectural or lead engineering role.

• Expert-level proficiency in designing, developing, and architecting native:

• Android applications (Kotlin / Java).

• iOS applications (Swift / Objective-C).

• Deep understanding of mobile web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript frameworks) and Progressive Web App (PWA) development principles, including deployment and optimization strategies.

• Strong familiarity with evolving frontend frameworks like ReactJS, VueJS, Angular, and NextJS, and their architectural implications for mobile-optimized web experiences.
• Demonstrated expertise in using NodeJS and ExpressJS frameworks.
• Proven architectural experience with at least one major cross-platform framework (e.g., React Native, Flutter), including performance tuning and native module integration.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex "Super App" and "Mini App" architectures, addressing modularity, lifecycle management, and inter-app communication.
• Exceptional ability to define, implement, and evolve scalable, secure, and performant mobile architectures that meet high availability and reliability standards.
• Advanced proficiency in creating detailed technical design documentation, utilizing UML diagrams or script-based diagramming tools (e.g., PlantUML, Mermaid).

• Expert understanding of API design principles (RESTful, event-driven) and extensive experience in defining API contracts, versioning, and integrating mobile-facing APIs.

• Familiarity with API gateway solutions and tools like Swagger / OpenAPI.

• Mastery of mobile development best practices, encompassing UI/UX principles, performance optimization, accessibility, offline capabilities, and robust error handling.

• Deep expertise in mobile security fundamentals, including authorization, authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect), secure data storage, and secure access to backend resources.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing logging and telemetry strategies for mobile applications, enabling effective ingestion into data lakes (e.g., BigQuery) for KPI analysis and operational monitoring.

• Extensive hands-on experience working with and integrating diverse SDKs across Android, iOS, and cross-platform environments.

• Expertise in leveraging Firebase services, including:

• Authentication

• Firestore
• Cloud Messaging
• Analytics

• Crashlytics and relevant Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services (e.g., Cloud Run, Log Explorer, BigQuery).

• Demonstrated success in navigating and managing the full application lifecycle within:

• Google Play Console.

• App Store Connect including app listings, releases, phased rollouts, and ensuring strict platform compliance.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Strong experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions), automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, UI), and comprehensive deployment strategies.
• Demonstrated disciplined use of database design principles and successful implementation for scalable, secure applications from design to development.
• Proven success in designing applications for enterprise operational support and efficiently resolving production user trouble reports.

• Experience with automated testing frameworks beyond basic unit tests, including UI automation (e.g., Espresso, XCUITest, Appium) and performance testing.
• Understanding and practical experience with Microservice architecture principles for backend API development.
• Familiarity with Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies, Grafana, and Splunk configurations for monitoring and security.
• Contributions to open-source mobile projects or a strong portfolio of personal mobile applications.
• K8S-based services design and development for high available, scalable solution on RCP platform or similar.

• 2 Technical Rounds