College Board – Lead Mobile Engineer

Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.

Role Type: This is a full-time position

About Technology at College Board:

We are a mission-driven engineering team building and evolving the technology that powers and protects the future of learning. Our systems support highly trusted education programs used by millions of students each year, operating at a significant scale and public responsibility. Today, we are focused on designing and delivering a critical new initiative that extends our platform in meaningful ways: blending foundational system work with thoughtful experimentation as we adapt to emerging technologies and new learner needs. We combine modern, cloud-native engineering practices with years of platform modernization, security hardening, and large-scale digital delivery, operating as an experiment factory that tests assumptions and iterates based on evidence rather than tradition. What makes this team distinct is the rare combination of meaningful public impact, platform-scale technical challenges, and the freedom to shape how mission-critical systems are built and evolved.

About the Team:

The Deliver team is responsible for building and operating the core products that deliver high-stakes digital assessments to millions of students each year. Today, this includes supporting flagship programs such as the SAT and AP exams, while advancing the technology that enables secure, reliable, and scalable test delivery across a wide range of devices and environments. The team focuses on delivering high-integrity proctoring and assessment experiences, ensuring performance, security, and consistency for students and educators at scale.

Our responsibilities span two primary domains:

• We own the end-to-end student testing experience, including:
• Bluebook – the student-facing desktop application used to take digital exams
• Mission Control – a large-scale, AWS-based backend that supports authentication, test delivery, telemetry, resilience, and security
• Test & Results Packaging – systems that ingest, digitize, secure, package, and deliver test content to students through the Bluebook client

Together, these systems must operate with extreme reliability, security, and performance at national scale.

We also build the tools educators rely on during live testing, a new product consisting of desktop and mobile experiences that allow proctors to:

• Monitor student progress in real time
• Detect and investigate anomalies
• Troubleshoot student issues on test day

This work directly impacts test integrity, educator confidence, and student outcomes.

About the Opportunity:

As a Lead Mobile Engineer, you will own and drive the architecture, design, and delivery of native mobile applications across iOS and Android. You will lead the development of scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions, setting engineering standards and guiding technical direction for mobile platforms.

The College Board, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing excellence and equity in education, delivers digital assessment experiences at scale. As part of this mission, we are building next-generation proctoring applications for high-stakes exams that operate reliably across a wide range of devices and operating systems. Working within the Information Technology division and in partnership with product, security, and operations teams, the Lead Mobile Engineer will define and implement solutions that ensure performance, reliability, and integrity of test delivery.

This role requires deep expertise in native mobile development (Swift for iOS and Kotlin/Android SDK), along with experience integrating with OS-level and device capabilities (e.g., permissions, networking, device controls). You will lead the design of solutions that ensure consistent, secure behavior across diverse environments, including ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows ecosystems where applicable.

The ideal candidate has experience building cloud-connected mobile applications, and is comfortable working with serverless and event-driven architectures. You will drive the adoption of modular, scalable mobile architecture patterns, guide teams in implementing robust client–cloud integrations, and promote engineering excellence through CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and modern DevOps practices.

In this role, you will:

Design and Development (60%)

• Own and drive the architecture of native mobile applications (iOS and Android), defining modular boundaries, component strategies, and platform patterns
• Design and deliver scalable, secure solutions leveraging native mobile capabilities and cloud-native architectures on popular platforms such as AWS, GCP and Azure
• Lead the integration of OS-level and device capabilities (e.g., permissions, networking, device controls) to enable secure, consistent behavior across environments
• Translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical direction, guiding teams from concept through production
• Establish and evolve reusable mobile frameworks, shared components, and engineering standards across teams
• Drive prototyping and technical validation for new capabilities, ensuring solutions scale beyond initial implementation

Team Operations & Success (30%)

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, setting the bar for native mobile development, code quality, and system design
• Lead architectural discussions and make high-impact technical decisions, balancing performance, security, and scalability
• Drive alignment across product, security, and platform teams, ensuring cohesive mobile-to-cloud integration
• Own resolution of complex, system-level production issues, particularly across devices, operating systems, and environments
• Champion and evolve CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices for mobile applications
• Drive adoption of modern mobile architecture patterns (e.g., modular, layered design) and improve engineering standards across the team

Learning & Sharing (10%)

• Define and influence mobile engineering strategy, particularly across iOS and Android platforms
• Stay ahead of trends in mobile platforms, OS-level capabilities, and secure application design
• Mentor engineers and elevate technical capabilities across teams

About you, you have:

• 7-10+ years of experience building and delivering hybrid or native mobile applications (iOS and Android)
• Strong expertise in Swift (iOS) and Kotlin/Android SDK, with deep understanding of mobile platform internals
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end delivery of complex mobile applications using modular, scalable architecture patterns
• Experience designing applications that integrate with OS-level and device capabilities (e.g., permissions, networking, device controls)
• Experience working across desktop ecosystems and understanding cross-environment constraints
• Familiarity with building cloud-connected mobile applications on popular platforms such as AWS, GCP and Azure
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release processes for mobile applications
• Experience with infrastructure as code
• Strong understanding of application security, including authentication, secure communication, and device-level considerations
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring (logs, metrics, alerts) for production systems
• Experience with React, TypeScript, or modern web technologies, particularly in support of cross-platform or hybrid applications
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, drive technical decisions, and influence architecture across teams
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (preferred)

All roles at College Board require:

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
• Authorization to work in the United States

About Our Process

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

The hiring range for this role is $168,000–$183,000. Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board. We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data. We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live. You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.

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