Robots & Pencils · 3 weeks ago
Staff Mobile Developer
United States+1 more
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
5+ years expRobots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. They are seeking a Staff Mobile Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of complex mobile applications across iOS and Android, defining standards and best practices while mentoring junior engineers.
AppsInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Define mobile architecture and technical strategy across iOS and Android applications (e.g., Swift, Kotlin)
Lead design and implementation of scalable mobile platforms and complex UI systems (e.g., SwiftUI, UIKit, Jetpack Compose)
Define mobile development standards and best practices, and contribute to shared design systems
Drive mobile performance, scalability, and reliability across deployed applications
Own implementation of mobile security best practices including authentication, secure storage, and biometric authentication
Lead monitoring, observability, and crash reporting across production mobile systems (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry)
Own CI/CD strategy and release management across the App Store and Google Play (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)
Bring an AI-forward mindset to your daily work, using tools like Claude, Cursor, and other modern AI assistants to ship higher-quality work at pace
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with product and business goals
Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions clearly across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
Lead code reviews and design discussions, raising the quality bar for the team
Establish mobile engineering standards that lift quality and consistency across the team
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow their craft, confidence, and impact
Make architectural decisions with thoughtful consideration of tradeoffs and long-term implications
Qualification
Required
5+ years of mobile development experience, with strong expertise in both iOS and Android
Expert proficiency in Swift and Kotlin
Deep experience with modern mobile UI frameworks (e.g., SwiftUI, UIKit, Jetpack Compose)
Expertise in mobile architecture patterns and complex state management (e.g., MVC, MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, Combine, Coroutines, Flow)
Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and mobile networking
Strong CI/CD and release management experience (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)
Strong testing practices across unit, UI, and integration testing (e.g., XCTest, JUnit, Espresso)
Experience with mobile security best practices, including authentication, secure storage, and biometric authentication
Experience with monitoring and observability (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry)
Demonstrated leadership and technical mentoring experience
Demonstrable usage of AI-forward tools such as Claude and Cursor
Preferred
Experience with cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform)
Accessibility standards
Mobile app monetization
Company
Robots & Pencils
An Applied AI Engineering Partner building AI systems designed for enterprise velocity and measurable business impact.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Engineering and Development
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Slack Fund
2022-04-26Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Leonard Pagon
Chairman & CEO
Nathan Carmon
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2026-07-30
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