Mobile Engineer Job Description Template

The mobile engineer builds native or cross platform applications, working within constraints that web engineers do not face: app store review, users on old operating system versions, offline behavior and the fact that a bad release cannot be rolled back the way a web deployment can. The role rewards care about release quality and about the details of platform conventions.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain mobile application features
• Implement offline behavior and synchronisation where required
• Optimize application performance, startup time and battery use
• Manage app store submission, review and staged release
• Support multiple operating system versions and device classes
• Implement push notifications and deep linking
• Write tests including UI automation
• Monitor crash reporting and act on stability issues
• Work with design on platform appropriate interaction patterns
• Maintain the release process and its documentation

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience

Required Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of mobile development with shipped applications
• Strong Swift, Kotlin, React Native or Flutter depending on the stack
• Understanding of platform conventions and human interface guidelines
• Experience with app store submission and release management
• Skill at diagnosing crashes and performance issues on device
• Understanding of offline first and synchronisation patterns
• Testing practice covering UI and integration
• Attention to release quality given limited rollback options

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with both iOS and Android
• Familiarity with mobile analytics and crash reporting tools