Mobile Team Tech Lead, New York, Contractor

ION Group • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lab49 is seeking a Mobile Team Tech Lead to play a critical role on key projects for their clients. In this role, you will work in a collaborative and innovative project team with direct client-facing interactions, applying your skills to design innovative applications that solve complex problems and enhance performance and productivity. You will help build and modernize large-scale consumer banking experiences, focusing on areas such as customer onboarding, account management, and money movement. As part of a greenfield initiative, you will lead the development of new mobile capabilities designed to support expansion into new markets and evolving regulatory requirements. As a Mobile Team Tech Lead at Lab49, you are a true project leader who owns the technical direction and delivery of client engagements while multiplying the effectiveness of the engineers around you. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will design systems, write code when it matters most, guide architectural decisions, and ensure the team delivers high-quality outcomes. You will work closely with client stakeholders, designers, product partners, and Lab49 leadership to ensure solutions are technically sound, aligned with business objectives, and delivered with excellence. This is an on-site role, requiring 5 days/week in the WTC area in NYC.

Requirements

• 10-12+ years of experience designing and building complex, commercial-grade software systems, with 4+ years leading Agile teams
• Proficiency in Swift and experience with native iOS development tools such as SwiftUI, and UIKit
• Experience in consumer banking including account management and onboarding.
• Familiarity with integrating RESTful APIs and third-party libraries
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile applications
• Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and best practices to create intuitive and engaging user experiences
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure or hands-on experience with native Android development with Kotlin using tools like Jetpack Compose
• Experience in fraud management/KYC/AML and regulatory reporting
• Experience using on device biometrics for authentication
• A strong portfolio of released applications on the App Store
• Experience with AppConfig community standards and enterprise app distribution
• College degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent experience
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Claude Code, Copilot) to improve team velocity and code quality, and help the team adopt them responsibly

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, deliver, and test innovative iOS and Android applications while understanding our products from both a technical and product perspective in the context of our client’s business.
• Actively contribute to the adoption of strong software architecture, engineering best practices, and new technologies.
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends.
• Experiment with and learn new technologies.

Benefits

• Work on complex, meaningful challenges alongside talented engineers, designers, and consultants.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of technologies, business domains, and client environments while continuing to grow your career.
• Supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree