Principal Mobile Engineer, Android

Role overview

Principal Mobile Engineer, Android (US remote) is a high-impact senior individual contributor role focused on shaping and scaling next-generation mobile experiences for consumer lending products. You will lead Android migration efforts and help define the long-term mobile architecture across native Android and cross-platform environments, including React Native.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Android migration and development initiatives across multiple product surfaces.
• Define and drive mobile architecture decisions across native Android and React Native ecosystems.
• Convert product/business priorities into clear technical milestones and execution plans aligned to aggressive release timelines.
• Partner cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering to deliver cohesive, user-centric mobile solutions.
• Provide technical leadership via design reviews, architecture discussions, and mentorship across engineering teams.
• Support post-launch mobile platform evolution across both Android and React Native codebases.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise shipping native Android apps using Kotlin and/or Java.
• Proven experience leading large-scale mobile initiatives, platform migrations, or production mobile launches.
• Track record delivering consumer-facing mobile apps with strong performance, reliability, and UX.
• Working knowledge of React Native and TypeScript; comfortable operating across hybrid mobile stacks.
• Demonstrated principal/senior-level technical leadership, including architecture ownership and cross-team influence.
• Strong communication skills and ability to drive alignment in ambiguous environments.

Preferred

• Experience in fintech or complex consumer applications.
• Exposure to iOS or broader cross-platform mobile development.