Staff Mobile Developer at Robots and Pencils
United States
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Staff Mobile </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Engineer</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":322,"335559739":322}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Location: This position is remote based in the US or Canada</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Note: This role is a contract assignment for 4 weeks with potential for extension </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Company Overview</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there.</span> <br><span data-contrast="none">We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators. Founded in 2009, with delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are smaller, faster, and more senior by design. Our teams average 15+ years of experience. We move fast, sweat the details, and build things that actually ship.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Position Overview</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We’re looking for a Staff Mobile Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of complex mobile applications across iOS and Android. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can define mobile architecture and technical strategy, lead complex system development, and confidently own large parts of the mobile stack end-to-end.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">In this role, you will work as a key technical contributor on a cross-functional team, defining standards and best practices, building scalable systems, and solving complex integration challenges. You’ll mentor more junior engineers, collaborate closely with senior engineers and leadership, and deliver high-quality work where reliability, performance, and scalability are critical.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Why This Role Matters</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">At Robots & Pencils, we design AI systems for a human world. Our name says it all. Robots and pencils means engineering paired with creativity, because every agent we ship has to work for real people in real workflows. That balance is baked into how we operate.</span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">Every role here contributes directly to that mission. Here, you shape how AI systems integrate into enterprise operations, how teams move at real velocity, and how products create measurable impact for clients and the people they serve. We ship production-ready AI in 30 to 45 days. That pace demands people who take ownership, lead with craft, and care deeply about what they put their name on.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Do</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Craft & Delivery</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Define mobile architecture and technical strategy across iOS and Android applications (e.g., Swift, Kotlin)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Lead design and implementation of scalable mobile platforms and complex UI systems (e.g., SwiftUI, UIKit, Jetpack Compose)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Define mobile development standards and best practices, and contribute to shared design systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Drive mobile performance, scalability, and reliability across deployed applications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Own implementation of mobile security best practices including authentication, secure storage, and biometric authentication</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Lead monitoring, observability, and crash reporting across production mobile systems (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Own CI/CD strategy and release management across the App Store and Google Play (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">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</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Collaboration & Communication</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with product and business goals</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions clearly across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Lead code reviews and design discussions, raising the quality bar for the team</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Leadership & Influence</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Establish mobile engineering standards that lift quality and consistency across the team</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow their craft, confidence, and impact</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Make architectural decisions with thoughtful consideration of tradeoffs and long-term implications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Bring</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">5+ years of mobile development experience, with strong expertise in both iOS and Android</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Expert proficiency in Swift and Kotlin</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Deep experience with modern mobile UI frameworks (e.g., SwiftUI, UIKit, Jetpack Compose)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Expertise in mobile architecture patterns and complex state management (e.g., MVC, MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, Combine, Coroutines, Flow)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and mobile networking</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Strong CI/CD and release management experience (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Strong testing practices across unit, UI, and integration testing (e.g., XCTest, JUnit, Espresso)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience with mobile security best practices, including authentication, secure storage, and biometric authentication</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience with monitoring and observability (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Demonstrated leadership and technical mentoring experience</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Demonstrable usage of AI-forward tools such as Claude and Cursor</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Experience with cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform), accessibility standards, or mobile app monetization is a plus</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> Do Well Here if You Are</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":299}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A doer.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> You see something broken and fix it. You'd rather move on clarity than wait for certainty.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A fast learner who knows you don't know everything.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> The AI landscape changes weekly. You're senior enough to know better and curious enough to keep learning anyway.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Direct in a way that makes the work better.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> You give honest feedback. You'd rather have the hard conversation than blow smoke.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Obsessed with craft.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> You know genius is in the details. You ship exceptional, not perfect, and you don't put your name on work you wouldn't stand behind.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Built for ownership.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> You honor commitments, admit mistakes fast, and back your teammates when a decision costs something. No handoffs, no finger-pointing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">All in.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> You treat clients' businesses like your own. You take the work seriously without taking yourself seriously.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Resourceful when the budget, timeline, or team is tight.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Constraints don't slow you down. They sharpen you.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Glad to be in the room with people who care as much as you do.</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Our teams average fifteen-plus years of experience. We hire people who push each other to do better work.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul>
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