Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.
We are seeking a Senior Mobile Engineer to lead Mobile Feature Support (MFS) initiatives focused on enhancing secure, Veteran-facing mobile applications within a modern federal healthcare environment. In this role, you’ll lead the design, development, and delivery of mobile features that improve the digital experience for Veterans while ensuring performance, accessibility, and security standards are met. You’ll collaborate closely with product teams, backend engineers, designers, and platform teams to deliver high-quality mobile capabilities through iterative Agile delivery.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead development of cross-platform mobile features using React Native while contributing to shared web experiences built with React.
- Guide front-end architecture decisions, ensuring reusable component patterns and scalable state management across mobile and web interfaces.
- Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to translate UX requirements into performant, production-ready mobile experiences.
- Integrate mobile applications with RESTful APIs and backend services, ensuring secure data handling and consistent user workflows.
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentorship, and hands-on engineering contributions within Agile delivery cycles.
- Partner with DevSecOps and platform teams to support reliable builds, testing workflows, and iterative feature releases.
What you’ll bring:
- Strong hands-on experience building production mobile apps with React Native and modern web interfaces using React.
- Experience implementing Firebase Analytics and performance monitoring tools to ensure high app stability.
- Nice to have: familiarity with Ruby on Rails backends or collaboration with Rails-based services.
- Proven ability to lead front-end or mobile engineering efforts, including architecture decisions and mentoring other developers.
- Experience integrating frontend applications with API-driven backends and distributed services.
- Deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript patterns, component architecture, and responsive UI development.
- Comfort working in Agile delivery environments with cross-functional product, UX, and engineering teams.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
Benefits:
- Fully remote
- Annual stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:
Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected]
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Compensation:
At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.
United States Wage Range: $100,000 – $145,000
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