Senior Founding Mobile Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-05
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Software Development
Android Developer, App Developer - Mobile/Web, Full Stack Developer, iOS Developer
Senior Founding Mobile Engineer
Location: New York, NY or Boston, MA (Hybrid preferred; strong remote considered)
Compensation: $200,000 – $250,000 + competitive equity
Industry: AI, Healthcare, Consumer Tech
Team Size: ~30 employees
Funding: $35M (top-tier VCs)
Hiring: 1 role
Our client is hiring a Senior Founding Mobile Engineer to own and build their mobile product from the ground up. This is a true 0 → 1 role with real scale already in motion. You’ll define the mobile architecture, ship patient-facing features, and set the foundation for a world-class mobile engineering team.
This role is ideal for someone who has built and scaled consumer mobile apps
, thrives with ownership, and wants to shape the technical direction of a mission-driven company at a pivotal growth stage.
- 5+ years of mobile development experience for consumer apps
- Proven experience taking a mobile app from zero to one at a startup
- Experience scaling a consumer app to 10,000+ users
- Expert-level React Native + Type Script
- Experience with native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin)
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture and infrastructure
- Experience at a high-growth consumer tech company
- Ability to work independently with high ownership and accountability
- No visa sponsorship required (Canada/Mexico candidates may be considered case-by-case)
- Prior founding-engineer or early-stage startup experience
- Experience working in regulated environments (healthcare, fintech, etc.)
- Interest in AI-powered consumer products
- Candidates with only a pure Android or iOS background (no cross-platform experience)
- Background limited to large, slow-moving enterprise companies
- Engineers who prefer narrow scopes over ownership
- React Native
- Type Script
- iOS / Swift
- Android / Kotlin
- Expo (existing apps live on App Store & Google Play)
- Founding Engineer Impact: Be the n=1 mobile engineer shaping the entire mobile platform
- Massive Scale: 100K+ members today, on track for 1M+ within 12 months
- Well-Funded: $35M raised from top-tier venture firms
- Mission-Driven: Build AI-enabled healthcare products that expand access to care
- Career Growth: Clear path to mobile team lead as the company scales
- Strong Leadership: Team includes senior clinical and technology leaders from top institutions
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