Mobile Architect

This role is for one of Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 7 years

JobType: full-time

About the Role:

Mobile Architect

You will be responsible for setting the mobile architectural roadmap, defining best practices, and providing hands-on guidance to engineering teams working on multiple mobile initiatives. This is a senior role requiring strong leadership, technical depth, and an ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, DevOps, and QA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the

  mobile architecture blueprint

  across platforms (Android and iOS), ensuring alignment with overall product and business strategy.
• Guide engineering teams on the design and development of modular, maintainable, and scalable mobile applications.
• Evaluate and implement new mobile technologies, frameworks, tools, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Lead architectural discussions, design reviews, and code quality initiatives to ensure consistency and performance across apps.
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers to define API contracts and ensure seamless communication between mobile and server-side systems.
• Design and enforce security protocols, authentication strategies, and data protection mechanisms in mobile apps.
• Help plan and scope mobile features and product releases by providing technical insight during the planning process.
• Participate in and support agile development practices including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical mentoring to developers, conduct architectural reviews, and drive adherence to engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 7+ years

  of experience in mobile application development with a strong architectural focus.
• Proven experience designing and scaling complex mobile applications on both

  Android (Kotlin/Java)

  and

  iOS (Swift/Objective-C)

  .
• Deep understanding of

  mobile platform architecture

  , performance tuning, memory optimization, and battery-efficient app design.
• Experience with

  architectural patterns

  such as MVVM, MVI, MVP, Clean Architecture, and modular app structures.
• Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and integrating with third-party SDKs and services.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, mobile DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
• Working knowledge of

  cloud platforms

  such as AWS, GCP, or Azure as it relates to mobile backend integration.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cross-platform frameworks like Flutter or React Native.
• Exposure to mobile analytics, A/B testing, and app store optimization (ASO).
• Contributions to open-source mobile libraries or active participation in mobile tech communities.