Senior Mobile Backend Engineer

LVT • American Fork, UT

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About The Position

As a Senior Mobile Backend Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing the robust services and APIs that power LVT’s mobile applications. You will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, low-latency backend solutions that allow our customers to interact seamlessly with the LVT Hardware Platform from their mobile devices. You will tackle mobile-specific challenges, such as offline data synchronization, real-time alerts, variable network conditions, and efficient payload delivery, while fostering a culture of innovation. Your software will be deployed to the cloud with a high degree of reliability and security. You will be an influencer for our engineering culture and quickly establish yourself as a natural go-to thought leader among your peers in the organization.

Requirements

• Engineering Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building backend systems specifically tailored to support high-traffic applications.
• Technical Stack: Proficiency in backend technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js/NestJS, AWS, GraphQL, and REST. Proven experience building APIs and services optimized for mobile clients built with React Native and Expo. Experience with mobile-critical integrations including push notifications (APNs/FCM), WebSockets, and secure authentication flows.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions. Experience in developing and executing strategic architectural plans that meet complex business and mobile performance needs.
• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Technical Expertise: Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud software and API design. Stay up to date with advancements in mobile optimization, push notification delivery, real-time data synchronization, and proactively identify opportunities to leverage new technologies for an improved mobile experience.
• Technical Leadership: Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of mobile-facing backend services. In addition to being a high-velocity producer, be a prominent influencer in defining the engineering culture within your team, including its technical direction, methodologies, best practices, and robust system design.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Contribute to the planning, execution, and delivery of mobile software projects. Collaborate closely with our React Native and Expo engineers, Product Management, Quality Assurance, and DevOps to define project requirements, establish API contracts, ensure seamless client-server integration, and manage timelines. Foster effective communication channels and promote a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

• We believe you do your best work when your whole life is supported. We invest in our crew’s health, families, and financial futures with a benefits package designed to support you inside and outside the office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees