Lead Mobile Developer

Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native)

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native) to drive the design,

development, delivery, and ongoing optimization of our mobile applications.

This role combines strong technical leadership with hands-on engineering

responsibilities and will focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences

across our retail consumer, business, and treasury management mobile platforms.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in

React Native development, a proven track record of leading engineering teams,

and the ability to guide technical direction while remaining actively involved

in application design and development. This individual will partner closely

with developers, product managers, business analysts, architects, and QA teams

to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality mobile solutions. This is a

highly collaborative role requiring both strategic thinking and hands-on execution

in a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise mobile applications.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day direction to a team of Mobile Engineers.
• Drive architecture and design decisions while ensuring adherence to engineering best practices.
• Remain hands-on with coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, Architecture, Security, and QA teams to deliver innovative digital experiences.
• Mentor engineers and support their technical growth and development.
• Lead technical design discussions and provide guidance on complex implementation challenges.
• Ensure applications meet standards for security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Champion automation, process improvements, and engineering excellence across the team.
• Support application releases to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Evaluate and responsibly leverage modern development tools, including AI-assisted engineering solutions, to improve team productivity and software quality.

Required

Technical Skills

Mobile

Development

• Expert-level experience with React Native and cross-platform mobile application development.
• Strong hands-on experience developing and supporting production mobile applications.
• Experience releasing and maintaining applications in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store .
• Experience developing mobile applications in complex, multi-tiered enterprise environments.
• Expertise in mobile application architecture, performance optimization, and API integration.

Front-End

Development

• Strong proficiency in:
  • React
  • React Hooks
  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • TypeScript

API

& Integration

• Experience integrating with enterprise APIs, including:
  • REST APIs
  • SOAP services

DevOps

& Delivery

• Experience with source control and change management best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD, build automation, and deployment tools such as:
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • Similar enterprise automation platforms

Testing

& Quality

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and modern testing practices.
• Knowledge of mobile application testing, debugging, monitoring, and release management.

AI-Enabled

Development

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as:
  • Cursor
  • Claude
  • Similar AI engineering platforms
• Ability to effectively utilize AI tools to improve development efficiency, code quality, and productivity while maintaining strong engineering judgment and independent technical problem-solving skills.

Leadership

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of experience leading or managing software engineering teams .
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers.
• Experience leading technical design sessions and driving engineering decisions.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology teams.
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on execution and results.
• Ability to balance hands-on development responsibilities with leadership duties.

Preferred

Qualifications

• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, or highly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting customer-facing digital products at scale.
• Experience delivering complex web applications.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern software delivery practices.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $85.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Charlotte,NC.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.