Senior Mobile Engineer

Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you’ll own key features of a consumer friendly learning experience. As an early member of the engineering team, you’ll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmart’s technical culture including setting standards for quality, scalability, and UX. You will work closely with Outsmart’s design team to ship and maintain state-of-the-art animations and interactive experiences. You’ll be expected to ship experiences that you would want to engage with. Our applications are built for both iOS and Android using React Native, Rive, and Unity.

Who You Are

• 7 years mobile development experience, with demonstrable experience using React Native
• Experience working with iOS native (Objective‑C / Swift)
• Proven track record building and maintaining mobile apps at scale. 1M users preferred
• Deep knowledge of performance tuning and mobile testing strategies
• Experience writing unit/E2E tests
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment
  
  

What You’ll Own

• Own and develop new mobile features (currently in React Native) end-to-end
• Bridge into native modules like Swift when performance or access demands
• Work closely with the Design team to ship high-quality Rive and Unity experiences
• Own end-to-end testing for all mobile features
• Collaborate with the broader engineering team to establish technical culture and quality standards
• Conduct code reviews and participate in architecture design sessions
  
  

What Helps You Succeed

• Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
• Open-mindedness
• Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
• Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
• Track record of shipping in an environment of high-performance
• User obsession
  
  

Salary Range: $175K-230K

Perks

• Competitive salary and equity
• Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
• Parental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
• 15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12 paid company holidays per year
• Remote work days
• Lunch provided in-office daily
• Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world
  
  

Outsmart is committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.