Senior Mobile Engineer

About the Role: 

We are the team at Papa building our technology platform to enable meaningful human connections between our Papas and Pals.  We own the full stack from the infrastructure, to the database, to the back end, to web and mobile front ends, giving all our team members, regardless of their technological focus area, the opportunity to give input on engineering and product challenges across the entire spectrum of our solutions.

We are a team of highly experienced, and highly competent engineers constantly investing in our own growth, and the growth of others on the team.  We are all in this to win together.  We pride ourselves on our low ego and collaborative approach to problem solving.  Joining us, you will enjoy the emotional reward you get from working on such a meaningful product that has a very direct and beneficial impact on our members all across the country.  Our products are not just an app or a database, it’s a lifeline to real human companionship for so many people that desperately need it. 

Papa Impact Statements: 

“Papa is the lynchpin that keeps me going month to month. They’re the piece of the team that allows the other pieces to happen…I can worry about finding another doctor if I have to. Finding another Papa doesn’t happen.” - Member from Tampa FL

“Papa has kind of saved me. Now I have somebody to help me go to my appointments. I’ve got somebody to help me clean my house. I’ve got somebody to talk to. It just took so much pressure off my shoulders. I’m finally feeling like myself again.” - Member from Tacoma WA

”I look forward to seeing them. They make me laugh. I make them laugh. They’ve certainly taken lonely days from me also. It works both ways for us.” - Pal from Rhode Island

Key Responsibilities:

• Mobile development in React Native publishing to the App Store and the Play Store
• Integrate with a GraphQL and REST based back end 
• Collaborate with QA to ensure that the app is testable, whether it’s manual or automated testing
• Help establish and implement a strong and consistent mobile architecture within our applications
• Work closely with developers in other layers of the tech stack (e.g. back end, platform) to implement meaningful features for our Papas and Pals
• Work closely and effectively with Product and Design to define feature specifications, scope projects, and provide context for good decision making
• Exercise a high level of ownership and technical independence to improve our apps and service overall
• Act as a mobile SME, advocating for mobile specific needs within the engineering team and help drive technical excellence in the mobile development discipline

To qualify for this role, you must possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and experience:

• 3+ years of programming experience in mobile (React Native preferred)
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience with GraphQL and REST
• Experience as a technical owner of an application, or significantly sized component of an application
• Experience working with UX component frameworks
• Track record of helping set technical direction for a team, driving consensus, and successful cross-functional partnerships
• Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, etc.

Ideally, you also have:

• Experience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Experience with location tracking libraries and implementation
• Experience writing and maintaining GitHub Actions build plans
• A strong communicator and collaborator.
• Passionate about improving healthcare access and outcomes.

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Technical Expertise: Ability to develop and maintain full-stack mobile applications, requiring professional experience in software engineering, mobile application architecture, React Native, GraphQL, and REST APIs.
• System Architecture & Ownership: Capability to design complex mobile systems, manage technical debt, and exercise independent judgment and technical ownership over large-scale software projects.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment, facilitating consensus across Product, Design, and QA departments to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Digital Production & Quality Assurance: Ability to accurately review code, implement UI/UX components, maintain automated test suites, and conduct mobile testing using standard industry tools and assistive technologies as needed.
• Mission Alignment: Commitment to Papa’s mission of providing human companionship, with the ability to maintain professional focus and drive when building products for sensitive user populations.
• Effective Communication: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and serve as a mobile Subject Matter Expert (SME).

Location: 

Remote US

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
• HSA/FSA
• 401(k) plan with a match up to 4%
• Flexible PTO
• Parental leave and caregiver leave

About Papa's culture:

Papa’s culture is people first. While we have an incredible team of hard-working Papa people, at the end of the day, our company is really about community – and we celebrate that among our employees. We encourage everyone to bring their whole authentic selves to work. To be transparent. To be non-hierarchical. And, above all, to be a really good person.

We see ourselves as a place where every Papa employee feels they belong, a place where careers flourish, a place that brings back purpose and joy to work, a culture where visionaries/entrepreneurs are developed.

Papa is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly support the ParityPledge® for gender and racial parity at the highest levels of business.