Lead Mobile Developer
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native) to lead the design, development, delivery, and ongoing optimization of mobile applications for retail consumer, business, and treasury management platforms. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, guiding technical direction while contributing to application design and development. The engineer will collaborate with developers, product managers, business analysts, architects, and QA teams to deliver secure, scalable, high-quality mobile solutions in a complex enterprise environment. This is a contract-to-hire position based onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina. The stated pay range is $70.00–$85.00 per hour. The anticipated application deadline is October 30, 2026. If eligible, benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental and vision coverage; critical illness, accident and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a health spending account; transportation benefits; an employee assistance program; and time off or leave.
Requirements
- Expert-level experience with React Native and cross-platform mobile application development.
- Strong hands-on experience developing and supporting production mobile applications.
- Experience releasing and maintaining applications in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
- Experience developing mobile applications in complex, multi-tiered enterprise environments.
- Expertise in mobile application architecture, performance optimization, and API integration.
- Strong proficiency in React, React Hooks, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
- Experience integrating enterprise APIs, including REST APIs and SOAP services.
- Experience with source control and change management best practices.
- Experience with CI/CD, build automation, and deployment tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar enterprise automation platforms.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and modern testing practices.
- Knowledge of mobile application testing, debugging, monitoring, and release management.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar platforms, while maintaining sound engineering judgment and independent problem-solving skills.
- At least 2 years of experience leading or managing software engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction and mentorship to engineers.
- Experience leading technical design sessions and driving engineering decisions.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology teams.
- Strong ownership mindset focused on execution and results.
- Ability to balance hands-on development responsibilities with leadership duties.
Nice To Haves
- Experience within financial services, banking, or highly regulated industries.
- Experience supporting customer-facing digital products at scale.
- Experience delivering complex web applications.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern software delivery practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise mobile applications.
- Provide technical leadership and day-to-day direction to a team of Mobile Engineers.
- Drive architecture and design decisions and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
- Contribute hands-on through coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving.
- Collaborate with Product, Business, Architecture, Security, and QA teams to deliver digital experiences.
- Mentor engineers and support their technical growth and development.
- Lead technical design discussions and guide teams through complex implementation challenges.
- Ensure applications meet standards for security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Champion automation, process improvements, and engineering excellence across the team.
- Support application releases to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
- Evaluate and responsibly use modern development tools, including AI-assisted engineering solutions, to improve productivity and software quality.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, if eligible.
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
- Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
- Transportation benefits, if eligible.
- Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
- Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
