Mobile Architect - Virtual

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

**US Citizenship requirements- This role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor. Proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire.**

We are seeking a seasoned, hands-on mobile Architect to lead the design and development of robust, high-quality cross-platform mobile applications. This role will be responsible for defining and maintaining the overall architecture of our mobile solutions. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in mobile technologies, a strong commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop mobile applications for iOS and Android using cross-platform frameworks.
• Define and enforce best practices for performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure smooth delivery and rapid issue resolution.
• Write clean, maintainable code and implement automated testing to ensure application quality.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to uphold high standards of quality and scalability.
• Integrate mobile applications with cloud services and backend systems.
• Mentor and guide junior developers to foster technical growth and excellence within the team.

Required Skills

• 10+ years in mobile development, with at least 2+ years in a mobile architect position.
• Cross-Platform: Ionic & Capacitor with Angular, React Native
• iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, XCTest (or equivalent)
• Android: Java/Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Espresso (or equivalent)
• Cloud Integration: Firebase

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Performance profiling and optimization for iOS and Android
• Monitoring and crash reporting using tools like Crashlytics or equivalent
• Familiarity with AWS
• Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles to enhance user engagement

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and govern