Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vervint is seeking an experienced Mobile Architect to provide technical architecture and hands-on engineering leadership for mobile and IoT solutions. The role focuses on designing scalable architectures, leading technical standards and development teams, integrating mobile applications with connected devices and backend systems, and consulting with clients and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the architecture of mobile applications and connected-device solutions using React Native and related technologies
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable architectures for mobile and IoT solutions
- Design solutions using event-driven and distributed architectures, including messaging, asynchronous processing, and real-time data flows
- Design integrations between mobile applications, IoT devices, APIs, and backend systems
- Develop architecture and technical strategies that align with client business requirements and long-term technology goals
- Evaluate existing applications and technical environments and recommend architectural improvements, modernization strategies, and technology approaches
- Translate business and technical requirements into practical architecture and solution designs
- Establish architectural patterns, technical standards, development practices, and integration approaches
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the design and development lifecycle
- Collaborate directly with clients and stakeholders to understand business challenges, communicate technical concepts, and develop appropriate solutions
- Lead technical discovery sessions, architecture discussions, design reviews, and solution presentations
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, scalability concerns, and opportunities for improvement
- Partner with engineering, product, security, and other technical teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end solutions
- Provide hands-on technical guidance and contribute to development when needed
- Document architecture, technical decisions, integration patterns, APIs, and solution designs
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in software development, solution architecture, or a related technical discipline
- Strong professional experience developing mobile applications with React Native
- Proven experience designing and implementing software and mobile application architectures
- Demonstrated experience designing or delivering IoT solutions, including connected devices, device communication, telemetry, APIs, or IoT platforms
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture, including asynchronous communication, messaging, event processing, and distributed systems
- Experience integrating mobile applications with REST APIs, backend systems, and event-driven platforms
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles, design patterns, scalability, security, and system integration
- Demonstrated experience working in a consulting or client-facing environment, translating client needs into practical technical solutions
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience providing technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to development teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a consulting/contract environment
- Experience with IoT platforms and connected-device ecosystems
- Experience with MQTT, device management, telemetry, or device-to-device communication
- Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js
- Experience with messaging and event platforms such as Kafka or similar technologies
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and asynchronous architectures
- Experience with mobile CI/CD, automated testing, application monitoring, and release management
- Experience with mobile application security, authentication, authorization, and secure data handling
- Experience integrating mobile applications with APIs, backend services, and IoT platforms
- Experience leading technical discovery, estimates, proposals, or architecture engagements for clients
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