Principal Mobile Engineer

Principal Mobile Engineer

Principal Mobile Engineer, location is Hybrid (4 days/week onsite in Atlanta, GA). The start date is ASAP for this permanent position.

Job Title: Principal Mobile Engineer Location-Type: Hybrid (4 days/week onsite – Atlanta, GA) Start Date Is: ASAP Duration: Permanent Compensation Range: $170,000 – $185,000 annually + 15% target bonus Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description

Seeking a Principal Mobile Engineer to lead technical design and feasibility efforts for enterprise-scale, customer-facing mobile applications while partnering closely with product and engineering leadership to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Partner with product teams to evaluate feature feasibility and technical effort.
• Create detailed technical implementation documentation aligned with enterprise architecture.
• Lead technical design discussions and serve as the mobile subject matter expert.
• Provide guidance and technical direction to engineering teams throughout development.
• Build proof-of-concepts to evaluate new technologies and approaches.
• Support tooling integrations including authentication, observability, monitoring, and analytics.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly recommendations.
• Assist with production support, troubleshooting, and release activities.
• Contribute to long-term mobile architecture and technology roadmap.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the platform.

Minimum Requirements

• 7–10+ years of software engineering experience with strong end-to-end/full-stack knowledge.
• 5+ years of hands-on React Native development.
• Strong JavaScript and Node.js experience.
• Experience building enterprise, customer-facing mobile applications.
• Experience with authentication and authorization platforms (Auth0 or similar B2C identity solutions).
• Experience integrating payment solutions (Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, etc.).
• Experience implementing push notifications.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and mobile application architecture.
• Experience collaborating directly with product managers and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience creating technical documentation and implementation specifications.
• Familiarity with Git, Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TypeScript experience.
• Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Terraform or Infrastructure-as-Code exposure.
• GraphQL experience.
• Feature flag implementation.
• Design systems and design token experience.
• Next.js or React-based frameworks.
• Cloud infrastructure knowledge.
• GitHub Copilot or AI-assisted development experience.
• CMS experience (Sitecore or similar).
• QSR, retail, or consumer-facing digital platform experience.