Mobile Principal Software Engineer

We’re looking for a Mobile Principal Software Engineer to be part of our Software Engineering team

Our Software Engineering team is central to the success of Jobber - focused on creating software that delivers value to tens of thousands of users around the world

The Foundations group is responsible for the core technologies that all our users interact with every day: the mobile app, our web app, and the design system

At Jobber we never stop growing and learning, and you shouldn’t either. Through continuous 1:1’s, dedicated feedback and support from your manager and our Learning and Development team, and your own sense of curiosity, we hope you develop to another level with your skill set

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering, the Mobile Principal Software Engineer will work with the rest of the engineering organization to build an industry-leading mobile app that helps our customers and their small businesses be successful

The Mobile Principal Software Engineer will ensure the engineering organization is able to deliver a great, high quality mobile app experience to all our customers (and as efficiently as possible, given the other constraints)

This usually will look like mentoring and lending a coding hand where needed

Principal Engineers are also expected to drive long-term mobile platform strategy and continuously identify opportunities (tools, processes, architectural patterns) that accelerate delivery across teams

Finally, Principal Engineers collaborate with the engineering managers to help all engineers grow

Understand how and why our customers work the way they do, so you can investigate and design the mobile platform of the future and the roadmap to get there

Stay ahead of the industry by researching emerging mobile technologies, prototyping new approaches, and producing design documents and technical findings that inform the team’s direction before work hits the roadmap

Deliver high quality and well-structured code and mentor teammates to do the same

Actively engage with stakeholders to determine the best solution to our customers’ problems

Be ready and willing to jump in where needed at any time to facilitate teams achieving their goals

Identify, advocate for, and lead cross-functional initiatives

Breakdown and explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

Utilize AI tools to enhance development practice. At Jobber, we use AI tools to complement human skills and augment productivity, not to replace human creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making- We’re looking for someone who is ready to solve problems that millions of entrepreneurs are facing, using their experience to drive solutions and influence the engineering organization and Jobber as a whole to achieve this goal

It’s important that you can lead by example, influence decision-making, effectively handle conflict, and be a champion for engineering best practices

A compelling vision of what it takes to build an incredible mobile platform

Strong experience in mobile development for iOS and Android, ideally in React Native in a production environment

Demonstrated ability to take ownership of complex problems and lead engineering efforts to solve such problems

Experience with the entire software development lifecycle in the Agile/Scrum framework

Enthusiasm for delivering value early and often to customers

A track record of producing clear technical writing (RFCs, design documents, architecture decision records) that drives alignment across teams

Hands-on experience using tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, and Copilot to enhance your workflows in your workflow, refining how you balance AI-driven efficiency with the craft of software development, both for yourself and others on your team

A rich, well-rounded software engineering background with a proven track record of developing impactful customer-facing software products in senior technical leadership roles

Experience with Swift and Kotlin for native mobile development

Experience with GraphQL in a production environment

Familiarity with mobile performance testing & monitoring

Familiarity with Ruby on Rails (our backend technology)- All interviews are currently being conducted virtually – via phone or video

One of the conditions of employment with Jobber is successfully completing a background check, which includes verification of identity