Mobile Lead

Position: Mobile Lead

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Duration: Contract

Primary Skill: Android, GraphQL, Swift

• We are looking for a visionary Mobile Development Lead to spearhead our mobile engineering efforts. You will be responsible for the technical roadmap of our flagship applications, leading a cross-functional team of iOS and Android engineers.
• Your mission is to bridge the gap between product requirements and technical execution, ensuring we deliver high-performance, secure, and scalable mobile experiences using Kotlin and Swift.
• Technical Leadership: Define the overarching mobile architecture and technical strategy for both platforms. Drive consistency in patterns (MVVM) and shared logic where applicable. Team Mentorship: Lead and grow a team of 10 engineers.
• Conduct code reviews, provide career coaching, and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
• Architecture & Design: Own the end-to-end SDLC. Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., Kotlin Multiplatform, AI-assisted coding) to keep our tech stack at the cutting edge.Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Backend Engineers to translate business goals into technical specifications.
• Performance & Stability: Monitor app health using tools like Firebase or Sentry. Optimize startup times, memory usage, and battery consumption across various device tiers.
• Android - Deep expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, and Dagger/Hilt. iOS - Deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, Combine/Swift Concurrency, and modularization. Architecture - Experience with Fastlane, Bitrise, or GitHub Actions for automated testing and App Store/Play Store deployment. Data and APIs - Proficiency in REST/GraphQL, Protocol Buffers, and local storage solutions (Room, SwiftData, Realm). Tooling - Mastery of Xcode, Android Studio, Git, and Charles Proxy/Flipper for debugging.
• Experience: 8+ years in mobile engineering, with at least 3 years in a formal leadership or Staff Engineer capacity.
• Portfolio: Proven track record of shipping and maintaining large-scale apps (100k+ DAU) in the App Store and Google Play Store.

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Since our inception in 2013, Alchemy has been dedicated to reshaping organizational performance through innovative IT services. With a vision to empower businesses seeking a transformative edge, we ve positioned ourselves at the forefront of digitization and software modernization.

Our name reflects our mission: to transmute technology into gold-standard solutions for our esteemed clients. We proudly serve a diverse range of sectors, including IT and ITES, BFSI, Telecom and Media, Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Retail, Healthcare, and more.

With a global footprint spanning the USA, India, Europe, Canada, Singapore, Japan, and parts of Central and West Africa, we harness a unique blend of competencies, frameworks, and cutting-edge technologies. Together, we drive growth and innovation across industries, helping organizations turn their visions into reality.

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