[Hiring] Mobile Tech Lead @AARP

Role Description

The Mobile Tech Lead collaborates with stakeholders to evaluate organizational needs, define technical strategies, and clearly communicate the impact of decisions. Champion the end-to-end design and architecture of AARP Now iOS and Android mobile applications.

• Establishes a technical roadmap for the platform and/or capability strategy and lifecycle that considers value-based outcomes, costs to maintain, supportability, and performance.
• Ensures sound integration, data, security, and business architecture design throughout all stages within the platform and/or capability lifecycle.
• Provides rapid delivery and development of technical solutions that align with business and/or platform desired outcomes.
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues related to platform or capability systems, solutions, and services.
• Innovates and drives continuous improvements of implementation methodology and technical service offerings based on customer/employee experiences or other enterprise objectives/outcomes.
• Participates in a Community of Interest for engineers across all capability and platform teams to share information and strengthen understanding of business needs and technology-based business solutions.
• Develops and maintains deep technical knowledge and expertise related to domain area systems, solutions, services, and applications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of native mobile engineering experience working with iOS and Android.
• Expertise in designing testable software and building large-scale, complex applications.
• Responsible for production and integration of Objective-C/Swift and Java/Kotlin for projects ranging from simple prototypes to complex applications.
• Lead the development of our mobile applications (iOS, Android, React Native).
• Good debugging and profiling skills.
• Deep knowledge of performance, scalability, security and maintainability of high-volume mobile applications supported by AWS Cloud web-services.
• Ability to lead and mentor mobile engineers through design, code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Coordinate and manage the development and maintenance for iOS and Android applications.
• A well-rounded understanding of a variety of mobile app frameworks and web services, working knowledge of common build tools, and understanding of iOS performance optimization best practices.
• An understanding of hardware compatibility and versioning strategy.
• AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Requirements

• Regular and reliable job attendance.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships.
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions.
• Home office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate home environment noise.

Benefits

• AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.