Lead Engineer - Mobile Developer (Dallas)

Designit

  • This is a contract, hybrid position through December 31, 2025, with potential to extend/renew.

Want to be part of an amazing team, hell-bent on crafting a better future? We’re always looking for creative people who care!

We are analysts. Creators. Designers. Doers. Dreamers. Explorers. Geeks. Hipsters. Leaders. Learners. Renegades. Seekers. Strategists. Visionaries. And we fundamentally believe that we’re better together.

Join us in shaping the future of empowered product teams.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer – Mobile Developer to help drive best-in-class product experience across our enterprise client's IT applications. Top 3 skills in: Kotlin, Native Android, Java

Would you like to...

  • Write, test, and document code, scripts, and processes following organizational standards
  • Solve technical problems and build impactful components/libraries
  • Deliver high-quality work and mentor junior engineers in technical skills
  • Conduct root cause analysis to address systemic issues and lead action plans
  • Design integrated systems that enable cross-functional teams to deliver value at scale, speed, and reliability
  • Manage technical debt and drive initiatives to eliminate it
  • Anticipate scaling, latency, and durability challenges, guiding teams in mitigation
  • Collaborate with security teams to implement secure practices early in development
  • Assess technical risks and implement prevention strategies
  • Evaluate squad delivery practices, recommend improvements, and drive change
  • Identify and eliminate duplication of effort, promoting reuse across teams
  • Measure team performance and support individual development
  • Explore emerging technologies, lead prototype development, and incorporate into architectural solutions

We would like you to have...

  • Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
    • 4+ years of experience as a Mobile Software Engineer, Android and iOS Engineer, or similar role.
  • Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
    • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
    • Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store or the Android market
    • 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
    • 2+ years of experience providing technical leadership
    • Airline Industry experience
  • Skills, Licenses & Certifications
    • Proficiency with the following technologies:
      • Programming Languages: Swift and Java/Kotlin
      • Frameworks/UI toolkits: Jetpack Compose, Firebase, Apple Push Notification Services, React JS, React Native
      • Source Control: GitHub
      • CICD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
      • Integration/APIs Technologies: RESTful API, JSON, and XML data formats
      • Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS
      • Test Automation: Espresso, UI Automator, JUnit, Appium
    • Ability to optimize mobile app performance, ensuring efficiency and responsiveness across a wide range of devices while meeting security and privacy standards.
    • Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
    • Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases
    • Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities
    • Ability to combine deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.
    • Skilled in mentoring team members and training on best practices
    • Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
    • Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
    • Experience with Observability principles and tools (logging, monitoring, alerting, change & incident management)
  • This is a contract, hybrid position located in Dallas, TX (onsite 3 days per week).

Would you like to work for an organization that…

  • Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for us
  • Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe - diversity will enable us to strengthen our impact
  • Offers a comprehensive benefits package effective Day 1. Options include health, vision, & dental insurance, FSAs, discounts on pet insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and more
  • Encourages innovation and experimentation
  • Emphasizes and rewards collaboration

Compensation: $45-$48/hr W2

This compensation range is indicative of the role. Compensation offered is on the basis of evaluation during interview process, the candidates range and depth of experience, business and market financials and internal pay parity.

Please note that all official communications regarding this job opportunity will be sent from email addresses ending with @designit.com. Be cautious of any correspondence originating from other email domains and refrain from sharing personal information in such cases.

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