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.
YOU ARE: A software professional who leads with technical depth and delivers solutions for complex, large-scale business problems. You are equally at home in a React Native codebase, designing a BFF architecture, and mentoring engineers across time zones. You create and deliver customized experiences for customers across all channels - mobile app, webview, and website.
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
YOU'LL BRING:Required- 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
- AI-enabled tools are already part of how work gets done across our organization, and their use will continue to expand over time. We value people who are curious, adaptable, and open to learning as roles and workflows evolve.
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
WE OFFER:- 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
