AVP, Principal Mobile Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define and drive cross-platform mobile architecture strategy spanning iOS and Android, ensuring consistency in patterns, standards, and technical direction across multiple agile teams
• Own and evolve mobile platform architecture - shared frameworks, SDK foundations, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling that improve reliability, velocity, and developer experience across the mobile organization
• Lead architectural design and review for complex features, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and scalability goals
• Operate as the senior technical authority across both iOS and Android - primary expertise in one platform, with strong working fluency in the other
• Partner with backend and platform engineers on shared services architecture, and infrastructure decisions that impact mobile delivery
• Drive technical standards and best practices for code quality, testing strategy, build reliability, and release engineering across mobile teams
• Drive mobile CI/CD platform strategy - build pipeline optimization, shared workflows, policy enforcement (code quality, security scanning), and build reliability automation
• Contribute to observability and release reliability - dashboards, crash-free session tracking, performance monitoring, and rollout stability
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns - including AI-assisted development workflows, code generation, and automated testing approaches
• Actively leverage AI tools (GitHub Copilot, LLM integrations) for

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Job Description: Role Title: AVP, Principal Mobile Engineer L11 Company Overview : Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry's most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more. - We have recently been ranked #2 among India's Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India's Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies. - We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being. - We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles. Organizational Overview: Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards. The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process, operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling. Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year. Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchrony's Engineering Team is the place to be. Role Summary/Purpose: The AVP, Principal Mobile Engineer - Digital Servicing is a senior individual contributor and architecture role responsible for driving cross-platform mobile architecture, technical strategy, and mobile platform engineering across the DSE India Mobile organization. This is not a people management role - this engineer leads through technical depth, architectural vision, and hands-on influence across iOS and Android platforms, with a strong understanding of backend services and API architecture that underpin the mobile ecosystem. The Principal Mobile Engineer owns the technical direction for mobile platform capabilities - shared frameworks, infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer tooling - and defines cross-platform standards that ensure consistency, quality, and long-term scalability across Synchrony's mobile applications. This role partners closely with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, QE leads, and platform engineers to drive coherent technical direction across multiple agile teams in a cross-shore development environment. Can be iOS or Android primary, but operates across both platforms. AI fluency is a core expectation - this engineer actively leverages and champions AI-assisted engineering practices.

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