Lead Mobile Developer

Procare Solutions•Quinte West, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Mobile Engineer on our team you will help build, maintain, and direct best-in-class native mobile applications for iOS and Android. We have built solutions which enable childcare organizations to efficiently and intuitively manage their business, so they can focus on the children. The demands for these organizations are high and you will be a part in helping our customers easily manage their growing business complexity by making their daily demands simple to navigate through our mobile platforms. This includes features to enable communication with teachers, parents and leads; tracking and recording daily activities for children, staff schedules and sign-ins, as well as parent payments and notifications to name a few. You'll be a key member of our growing engineering team while we expand on existing features and deliver new functionality across both iOS and Android platforms. Our fast-paced, agile environment uses modern technologies where you will help optimize our mobile applications for stability, performance, and exceptional user experience. We value self-starters with the ability to communicate ideas effectively and contribute to our culture of respect, dedication, and fun. Clean code, principles over dogma, and balancing the pull between practical vs perfect solutions round out the qualities we seek and value.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Computer Science or related experience
8+ years' of experience building native mobile applications
Expertise with iOS development (Swift, Xcode) and Android development (Android Studio)
Advanced knowledge of both iOS and Android development environments and ecosystems
Understanding of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and Google's Material Design principles
Significant knowledge of mobile UI/UX design principles, patterns, and best practices
Experience with cross-platform development approaches, particularly Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) or similar technologies
Familiar with mobile architecture patterns such as VIPER, MVP, MVVM, MVC, and Clean Architecture
Strong experience integrating with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services
Experience with mobile app deployment processes for both App Store and Google Play Store
Knowledge of mobile CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
Experience with mobile app performance optimization, memory management, and battery efficiency
Strong knowledge of Git and branching models in a collaborative coding environment
Experience with mobile analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring tools
Communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrated track record of working successfully across engineering, design and product teams
Experience with Agile processes in a structured setting (Scrum and/or Kanban)
Experience using data for decision-making related to team and system performance, relying heavily on mobile telemetry and user analytics
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with React Native, Flutter, Hotwire Native or other cross-platform frameworks
Knowledge of mobile security best practices and app hardening
Experience with mobile DevOps and automated deployment pipelines
Familiarity with backend technologies and API design
Experience in childcare, education, or SaaS industries
Contributions to open source mobile projects or technical writing

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders across Design, Product Management, and Engineering
Architect, design, develop, and deploy mobile features across iOS and Android platforms
Direct the work of a focused mobile engineering scrum team / pod
Coach other members of the engineering team on mobile development best practices
Write performant, maintainable mobile code while iterating and shipping rapidly
Ensure appropriate automated test coverage for optimal product reliability and release velocity
Ensure apps run efficiently and intuitively across all device types and form factors
Make sure visual designs are meticulously implemented to spec on both platforms
Recommend solutions that leverage platform-specific offerings for the best native app experience
Refactor existing code to improve maintainability and efficiency
Evaluate and implement cross-platform solutions as needed ie: Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM)
Integrate mobile applications with RESTful APIs and back-end services
Configure mobile app monitoring, crash reporting, and analytics systems
Contribute to improving and enforcing mobile development, Agile, and CI/CD delivery best practices
Present new ideas and respectfully debate those ideas with the team