Lead Mobile Developer

Robots & Pencils is seeking a Lead Mobile Developer to join a multi-disciplinary engineering team delivering a modern, unified digital experience platform for a large, multi-venue hospitality and entertainment organization. You will assist the Delivery Lead and the Tech Lead in coordinating the work across mobile teams.

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role embedded in delivery. You will lead iOS and/or Android mobile development while contributing directly to implementation. The platform spans mobile, web, and kiosk experiences and integrates a complex ecosystem of legacy systems, third-party services, a headless CMS, customer data platform, and a scalable API and middleware layer built on MuleSoft.

This is a high-visibility, enterprise-scale program. Success requires strong mobile engineering fundamentals, comfort operating in cloud-native environments, and a product mindset focused on quality, outcomes, and rapid iteration.

You will collaborate closely with experience designers, solution architects, backend engineers, and data teams to deliver end-to-end product slices that enable personalized guest journeys, real-time itinerary orchestration, and seamless cross-property experiences.

This role collaborates with team members across CT and EET and requires availability during core hours of 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. ET. Travel to the US for client meetings is required.

Key Responsibilities

Mobile Engineering Leadership

• Lead iOS and Android development efforts across a complex, multi-application ecosystem

• Set technical direction and best practices for mobile architecture, performance, and maintainability

• Serve as a senior technical decision-maker within the mobile domain

• Balance hands-on development with technical leadership and mentorship

• Ensure mobile solutions align with broader platform and architectural standards

Mobile Application Development

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality mobile applications using Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android)

• Implement new features supporting personalized guest experiences and real-time workflows

• Integrate mobile applications with backend APIs, MuleSoft middleware, CMS, and data platforms

• Ensure secure, performant, and scalable mobile implementations

• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation

Cross-Platform & System Integration

• Collaborate with backend and platform teams integrating mobile apps with:

• MuleSoft-based API and middleware layer

• Headless CMS (Contentful)

• Customer data and personalization platforms

• Contribute to system design discussions involving mobile, web, kiosk, and cloud services

• Identify integration risks, performance constraints, and opportunities for improvement

Product Delivery & Collaboration

• Work closely with experience designers to translate UX into high-quality mobile implementations

• Partner with architects and engineers to deliver cohesive, end-to-end product slices

• Participate in planning, estimation, and prioritization activities

• Provide clear technical input to support product and delivery decisions

• Help teams navigate ambiguity through proactive problem-solving and communication

Quality, Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Champion mobile performance, reliability, and accessibility best practices

• Identify and address technical debt and scalability concerns

• Promote iterative improvement through feedback, retrospectives, and experimentation

• Support CI/CD practices and modern mobile delivery workflows

Required Skills & Experience

• Senior-level experience building and shipping production mobile applications

• Strong expertise in iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) development

• Experience leading mobile development efforts on complex, integrated platforms

• Solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns, networking, and state management

• Experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs and distributed systems

• Comfort working in cloud-native and modern web-connected environments

• Proven ability to operate in large, multi-team delivery programs

Technology Environment

• Mobile: iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin)

• Platform & Integration: MuleSoft, Contentful, Customer Data Platforms

• Web & Infrastructure: Vercel, cloud-native services

Personal Competencies

• Collaborative and low-ego – Works effectively across disciplines and prioritizes team success.

• Clear communicator – Articulates ideas, decisions, and trade-offs with clarity and empathy.

• Comfortable with ambiguity – Makes progress in complex, evolving problem spaces.

• Product-minded – Focuses on user outcomes, quality, and long-term value.

• Proactive problem solver – Anticipates issues and takes initiative to address them early.

• Adaptable – Responds effectively to changing priorities and constraints.

• Detail-oriented – Cares deeply about correctness, performance, and polish.

• Ownership-driven – Takes responsibility from design through delivery and beyond.

Why This Role Matters

This platform powers personalized, real-time guest experiences across multiple venues and touchpoints. Mobile applications are a primary interface for users and a critical driver of customer satisfaction.

As a Lead Mobile Developer, your work directly impacts the quality, reliability, and scalability of these experiences. The patterns, standards, and decisions you establish will influence how mobile development operates across this ecosystem for years to come.

This is hands-on technical leadership with real user impact.

Why Join Robots & Pencils?

We build complex systems for real people and we do it collaboratively. You’ll work on a high-profile, enterprise-scale platform, contribute meaningfully to technical direction, and grow through ownership and trust. You won’t be siloed. You’ll be embedded in delivery, shaping outcomes alongside talented peers across disciplines.

If you’re ready to lead, build, and deliver at scale, we’d love to talk.