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Software Architect - Mobile
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalRemote - TN, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Oct 2025
💰 $216,320/yr($114,400/yr – $216,320/yr)
About the role
About St. Jude
There’s a reason St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital consistently earns a Glassdoor Employee Choice Award and is named to its "Best Place to Work" list. At our world-class pediatric research hospital, every one of our professionals shares our commitment to make a difference in the lives of the children we serve. There is a unique bond when you are part of a team that gives their all to advance the treatments and cures of pediatric catastrophic diseases. The result is a collaborative, positive environment where everyone, regardless of their role, receives the resources, support, and encouragement to advance and grow their careers.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Mobile Software Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile applications across native iOS and Android platforms. This role will guide the technical team through the full software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business goals, industry best practices, and DevOps principles. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep expertise in mobile architecture, a passion for quality, and a strong sense of ownership.
This position may be eligible for the possibility of remote work.
There’s a reason St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital consistently earns a Glassdoor Employee Choice Award and is named to its "Best Place to Work" list. At our world-class pediatric research hospital, every one of our professionals shares our commitment to make a difference in the lives of the children we serve. There is a unique bond when you are part of a team that gives their all to advance the treatments and cures of pediatric catastrophic diseases. The result is a collaborative, positive environment where everyone, regardless of their role, receives the resources, support, and encouragement to advance and grow their careers.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Mobile Software Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile applications across native iOS and Android platforms. This role will guide the technical team through the full software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business goals, industry best practices, and DevOps principles. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep expertise in mobile architecture, a passion for quality, and a strong sense of ownership.
This position may be eligible for the possibility of remote work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and document architectural frameworks for native mobile applications, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and mobile development best practices.
- Lead the technical direction of mobile projects, guiding teams through design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Actively contribute to the development of native mobile applications, writing high-quality, maintainable code alongside the team.
- Evaluate and recommend mobile technologies, frameworks, and tools to support current and future application needs.
- Ensure mobile applications are optimized for performance, security, and user experience.
- Collaborate closely with Cloud Software Architects to ensure seamless integration between mobile applications and cloud-based services, aligning on architecture, scalability, and performance standards.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to ensure seamless integration of design and functionality.
- Implement and advocate for DevOps practices in mobile development, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring using Microsoft Azure.
- Review code and provide mentorship to mobile developers to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
- Participate in the selection and integration of third-party SDKs and APIs.
- Contribute to the development and enforcement of mobile development standards and best practices.
- Contribute to the development and enforcement of mobile development standards and best practices.
- Provide input on mobile hardware and software procurement to support development and testing.
- Communicate effectively with peers and product owners, demonstrating initiative in solving complex problems and delivering clear, actionable solutions.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education and/or Training:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required.
- Master's degree preferred.
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum requirement: 5+ progressive years of IT experience including systems programming and development.
Mobile Platform Expertise:
- Native iOS and Android development is needed to be successful in this role.
iOS (16+):
- Working proficiency in Swift 5+, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
- Understanding of Apple’s design principles, interface guidelines, and UX best practices.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, push notifications, and cloud messaging APIs.
- Skilled in performance and memory tuning, debugging, and asynchronous/multithreaded programming.
Android (11+):
- Advanced working proficiency in Kotlin, Java, , with deep experience building and maintaining complex, production-grade Android applications.
- Skilled in Jetpack Compose and XML for modern and legacy UI developmen
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile for shared codebases across platforms.
- Strong command of dependency injection using Koin,
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