AVP, Principal Mobile Engineer

Synchrony

AVP leading mobile software development and guiding teams in building high-quality apps at Synchrony. Collaborating on all phases of Agile life cycle and ensuring adherence to technical standards.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeChicago • Connecticut, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $115,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSKotlinSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a development team through all phases of the Agile development life cycle
Identify and provide technical details for features identified by business product owners
Manage a team of software developers
Implement new technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies
Provide strong technical leadership for the team developing iOS applications using SwiftUI / Swift / UIKit and Android applications using Kotlin /Jetpack Compose
Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing apps
Mentor and influence all levels of the team
Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards set by Synchrony Financial
Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy and roadmap
Participate in Agile scrums consisting of cross-functional teams
Lead Agile sprints as technical expert
Ensure application code quality through development, test, and QA
Participate in addressing root cause analyses, incident reports and provide direction in problem resolution
Provide use cases for AI to enhance our developer workflows
Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year
Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance
Work with third party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into the company's products

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience with software engineering OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED
6 years of experience with software engineering
Mobile Application Development experience with object-oriented design and development patterns for iOS and Android platforms
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to work from home near one of the Hubs
In-person engagement activities such as regular business or team meetings, training and culture events

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Hard Skills & Tools

iOS developmentSwiftUISwiftUIKitAndroid developmentKotlinJetpack ComposeAgile developmentobject-oriented designsoftware engineering

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationinfluenceproblem resolutioncommunicationteam managementefficiency improvementflexibilitycustomer engagement

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeHigh School Diploma/GED