Mobile Application Lead Developer

Role Description

• Architect, design, and develop native iOS applications for First Due's emergency response platform serving Fire & EMS agencies.
• Design and implement offline-first architectures to ensure reliable application performance in low-connectivity emergency environments.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across US and India time zones.
• Establish and maintain mobile CI/CD pipelines, coding standards, code review practices, and quality assurance processes.
• Mentor developers on mobile best practices and First Due's technology stack.
• Drive sprint planning, technical estimations, velocity tracking, and contribute to the mobile technology roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in native iOS application development using Swift.
• Exposure to Android development (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, or Android architecture components) and knowledge of how to deliver mobile applications to both iOS and Android based on shared code.
• Proven experience building mission-critical, offline-first mobile applications.
• Ability to work with PM to understand customer requirements and be able to deliver on it independently.
• Ability to use tools like Luciq/Firebase to troubleshoot and understand customer issues.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns such as MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Expertise in integrating RESTful APIs, data synchronization, and secure authentication mechanisms.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and memory management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead mobile development initiatives and establish engineering best practices – good to have.

Requirements

• IOS: Swift 5.x, SwiftUI and UIKit, CoreData, CoreLocation, Background Tasks.
• Tools & Platforms: Xcode, Git, Figma, TestFlight.
• CI/CD: Fastlane, GitHub Actions or similar automation tools.
• APIs: RESTful services, JSON parsing, Authentication & Authorization.
• Testing: XCTest, Automated UI testing frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• FSA/HSA.
• 401(k).
• Flexible PTO.
• A fully remote workplace.
• A technology stipend.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Other benefits and perks that set our team apart.