[Hiring] Lead Engineer - Mobile & Full-Stack @Progressive Leasing

Role Description

We are currently hiring a Lead Engineer - Mobile & Full-Stack (Remote) to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved! This role is a work from home position and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental US or in our corporate office in Draper, Utah.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY

• Technical Leadership
  • Own the architecture, quality, and delivery of the React Native mobile application and React JS web surfaces across iOS and Android.
  • Define and enforce coding standards, patterns, and best practices across mobile and full-stack development.
  • Drive the adoption of an A.I. first engineering mindset.
  • Drive technical roadmap decisions and align them with product goals, timelines, and the broader engineering organization.
  • Provide technical expertise in architecture, design, testing, and implementation — spanning native UI through BFF to backend API contracts and LLM integration patterns.
  • Lead in-depth code reviews and conduct root cause analysis of critical production issues.
  • Actively engage in and may influence the direction of industry groups or open-source communities.
• Delivery & Execution
  • Own end-to-end delivery of mobile and web features from technical scoping through App Store / Play Store release and production monitoring.
  • Break down complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks, milestones, and clear ownership across a distributed team.
  • Identify and proactively mitigate technical risk throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release management processes for both platforms.
  • Manage the technical complexity of the webview bridge between the native app and D2C web experience — a critical integration point for our lease application flow.
  • Develop and deploy solutions with performance, security, and accessibility in mind from the start.
• Team & Collaboration
  • Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team across two hubs (Americas and India), fostering strong engineering culture and clear accountability across time zones.
  • Work collaboratively with technical and business team members (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to develop and maintain business solutions following Agile principles.
  • Initiate and lead efforts toward organizational goals; be influential in building a dynamic, productive engineering organization and continuously improving practices.
  • Participate in hiring — reviewing resumes, conducting technical interviews, and evaluating candidates; proven experience building and mentoring world-class engineering teams.
  • Set clear expectations for a mix of full-time employees and contractors, raising the technical bar across all contributors.
  • Ensure software quality engineering by keeping engineers current on best practices, automated testing, alerting, and proactive production support.

Qualifications

• Experience with A.I. first engineering and usage of Claude, Co-Pilot, and other tools.
• Strong understanding of native iOS (Swift / Obj-C) and Android (Kotlin / Java) sufficient to bridge gaps and work with native modules.
• Proven full-stack capability — comfortable owning or collaborating on BFF / API layers, not just the mobile UI.
• Extensive experience with cross-browser and cross-platform development including mobile and responsive UI.
• Experience with state management (Redux, Zustand, Recoil, or equivalent), REST APIs, GraphQL, and mobile-specific data-fetching patterns.
• Proven track record shipping production apps to the App Store and Google Play.
• Experience developing and architecting high-transaction, high-throughput systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed, contractor-heavy teams across time zones with strong personal accountability.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; meticulous, methodical, and able to translate complex business requirements into simple software solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD, Agile methodologies, and open-source technologies.
• A minimum of 10 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years focused on mobile (React Native) and full-stack development.
• Deep expertise in React Native, React JS, TypeScript / JavaScript, and Node.js.

Preferred

• Experience with LLM / AI-native development patterns and integrating AI-powered features into consumer products.
• Familiarity with webview integration patterns and bridging native and web experiences.
• Experience leading teams of 5+ engineers across multiple geographies.
• Familiarity with micro-frontend or monorepo architectures (Nx, Turborepo).
• Background in mobile accessibility (WCAG, platform accessibility APIs).
• Experience with Expo or Expo EAS for managed and bare workflow projects.
• Background in fintech, consumer lending, or similarly regulated industries.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation + Bonus Potential.
• Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance + Paid Parental Leave.
• Company Matched 401k.
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Paid Volunteer Time.
• Diversity Alliance Resource Groups.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Charitable Gift Matching.
• Job Required Equipment & Services Will Be Provided.