Lead Mobile Engineer
$160,000–$190,000 year
Hybrid · Austin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the mobile effort for Drover, owning and scaling the React Native/Expo app that ranchers use to move and monitor cattle. Own the mapbox-powered maps, user experience, and data flows that keep the app in sync with backend and connected devices. Lead a mobile team over time, shipping to iOS and Android, and ensuring strong performance, offline/sync behavior, and energy efficiency in field conditions. Responsibilities include coordinating mapping/geolocation experiences, integrating with wearable hardware via BLE/NFC, debugging across platforms, and leveraging AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality. Focus areas include performance optimization (load times, responsiveness, battery use) and delivering a reliable, field-ready experience for ranchers using embedded hardware and geospatial data.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years building production mobile applications, with strong experience in TypeScript React Native apps
- Shipped and maintained apps on both the App Store and Play Store
- Comfortable debugging natively on both iOS and Android
- Experience driving design & product-level decisions
- Willing to work in-person in Austin and to eventually build and lead a team
- Experience in automated UI testing
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