Principal Mobile Engineer - AI-Augmented Development

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal Mobile Engineer to own the TaxAct mobile experience across iOS and Android. This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for architecture, delivery, and long-term evolution of the mobile platform, including:

• Authentication
• Biometrics
• Secure storage
• Notifications
• Deep linking
• Performance
• Device integrations
• App store distribution

While much of the TaxAct experience is delivered through web technologies, the mobile application remains a critical customer touchpoint. You will serve as the primary technical owner for mobile strategy and execution, partnering closely with engineering, product, design, security, and platform teams. This is a hands-on role requiring regular production coding, technical leadership, and strong engineering judgment.

We expect Principal Engineers to leverage AI-assisted development tools and workflows to improve speed, quality, and effectiveness while maintaining high standards for security, reliability, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building, shipping, and operating production mobile applications.
• Proven ownership of complex mobile applications or platform capabilities across iOS and Android.
• Experience driving initiatives from concept through production with minimal direction.
• Experience supporting the full mobile lifecycle, including releases, observability, crash analysis, performance optimization, and platform upgrades.
• Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering effectiveness.
• Experience modernizing applications while maintaining production stability.

Requirements

• Significant production experience with Flutter and Dart.
• Strong understanding of iOS and Android platform capabilities, including authentication, biometrics, secure storage, notifications, deep linking, permissions, and device APIs.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with web applications, WebViews, APIs, backend services, identity providers, and third-party platforms.
• Strong hands-on coding ability and mobile architecture expertise.
• Experience reviewing and validating AI-generated code and technical solutions.
• Ability to make pragmatic decisions balancing customer experience, velocity, risk, and maintainability.

Mindset & Communication

• Ownership mindset with a focus on outcomes.
• Ability to operate independently and navigate ambiguity.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Pragmatic, customer-focused technical judgment.
• Leadership through expertise, influence, accountability, and delivery.

Bonus Points

• Experience with WebView-based mobile applications.
• Experience with authentication, identity, biometrics, and secure session management.
• Experience in regulated industries such as tax, fintech, healthcare, or financial services.
• Experience with analytics, experimentation, observability, crash reporting, and performance monitoring.
• Experience building reusable mobile tooling or platform capabilities.