Senior Mobile Engineer (AI-First) | Build a World-Class Consumer App

(Quick professional ai build) We’re looking for a founding senior mobile engineer to architect, build, and launch a premium consumer mobile application from the ground up. This is a true Day One project. There is no existing production codebase. We’re intentionally starting from first principles and are looking for an engineer who wants to build something exceptional—not simply complete another freelance contract. We’re looking for someone who thinks like a founder. Someone who enjoys solving difficult product problems, making thoughtful technical decisions, and building software with exceptional attention to detail. What You’ll Do * Architect the application from the ground up. * Recommend the appropriate technology stack and overall system design. * Build a scalable, production-quality mobile application for iOS and Android. * Collaborate using Claude and other AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining high engineering standards. * Build clean, maintainable, well-documented code. * Create reusable components and a scalable application architecture. * Prepare the application for production deployment and future growth. What We’re Looking For We’re looking for someone with experience building polished consumer applications—not internal business tools. You should care deeply about: * Product quality * User experience * Architecture * Performance * Animations * Maintainability * Clean code * Scalability * Long-term thinking You should be comfortable using AI as part of your engineering workflow. We use Claude extensively for planning, architecture, implementation, documentation, and iteration. We expect engineering judgment—not blind acceptance of AI-generated code. Our Working Style We value thoughtful discussion, strong communication, rapid iteration, and high standards. We care more about building the right product than simply building quickly. Shortlisted candidates will receive detailed product documentation after an NDA is in place. When You Apply Please include: * Links to the best consumer mobile applications you’ve built. * Your exact role on each project. * Your experience with React Native, Expo, or native mobile development. * Your experience using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or other AI-assisted development tools. * A brief explanation of how you would approach architecting a premium consumer application from zero. We’re looking for a long-term technical partner who wants to help build an ambitious product from the very beginning.