Staff Engineer, Mobile – Tech Lead

About Us: Live experiences help people cross today’s digital divide and focus on what truly connects us – the here, the now, this once-in-a-lifetime moment that’s bringing us together. To fulfill Solstice Analytics ’s mission of uniting the world through shared experiences, we make it easy for people to discover and access the live experiences that matter most. With platforms on iOS, Android, mobile web and desktop supporting more than 60,000 events across the US and Canada, we are reimagining the event ticket industry in order to move at the speed of life. Job Summary Engineering at Solstice Analytics You will be a key contributor to the Engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the client-side applications and backend systems that power the Solstice Analytics experience for millions of users. We empower engineers to take full ownership of their code and foster a culture grounded in testing, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and operational excellence. At Solstice Analytics , we value collaboration, inclusivity, and the strength of diverse perspectives — creating an environment where people love to build together. We are also investing deeply in the future of AI. This includes building internal tools and workflows powered by AI, incorporating agentic systems into our backend architecture, and preparing our marketplace and infrastructure to be AI-ready. Engineers are encouraged to explore and adopt AI capabilities in their development process, and those who contribute to advancing AI adoption within our stack will play a key role in shaping that evolution. The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Staff Mobile Engineer to join the Solstice Analytics Engineering team. This role is responsible for guiding the mobile technology that powers our flagship product — experienced by more than 1 million users every week. This is a senior individual contributor (IC5) position for engineers who are domain experts, lead complex initiatives across teams, and raise the technical bar through mentorship and architectural influence. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and business stakeholders to shape the future of our platform. What You'll Do Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for Solstice Analytics 's mobile platform across iOS and Android via React Native. Explore, evaluate, and champion AI-powered capabilities within the mobile development workflow — including agentic coding tools, on-device intelligence, and AI-driven personalization features. Own the end-to-end technical strategy for the mobile app, from architecture patterns and platform infrastructure to performance and release engineering. Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning mobile, backend, product, design, and data teams, ensuring alignment on priorities and execution. Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, and mobile-specific best practices across the org. Mentor and uplift engineers at all levels through code reviews, architectural guidance, and technical thought leadership. Drive mobile app performance, reliability, and release quality — including CI/CD pipelines, crash monitoring, and progressive rollout strategies. Partner with Product and Design to shape the mobile roadmap, translating business goals into technically sound solutions. Identify and eliminate platform-level bottlenecks that slow down team velocity or degrade user experience. Promote a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture through tech talks, documentation, and engineering excellence. What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production mobile applications, including significant time in React Native. Technical Skills React Native Mastery : Deep, production-proven expertise in React Native, including the New Architecture (Fabric/TurboModules), bridging native modules, and cross-platform parity strategies. AI Tooling & Integration : Experienced leveraging AI for code generation and evangelizing best practices for integrating it into the development workflow. Familiar with shipping AI/ML-powered features in mobile apps — on-device models, LLM-backed experiences, and recommendation systems. Mobile Platform Expertise : Strong understanding of both iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) native layers — comfortable diving into native code when React Native abstractions aren't sufficient. TypeScript : Expert-level TypeScript usage for type safety, scalability, and maintainable codebases across large mobile teams. State Management & Architecture : Deep experience with scalable state management patterns (Redux, Zustand, Jotai, or equivalent) and mobile-specific architectural patterns (clean architecture, modular monorepos, etc.). Performance Engineering : Expert at diagnosing and resolving React Native and native perf