Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Spruce

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production mobile apps for iOS and/or Android
• Proficiency in at least one mobile development stack: Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, or React Native
• Experience building backend services and APIs, and integrating mobile apps
• Strong understanding of mobile security, including secure storage, authentication, and encryption practices
• Experience with low-level protocols such as Bluetooth or NFC
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices for mobile apps
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with customers, ideally in consulting or delivery contexts
• Based in the US and willing to engage directly with state government partners

Desirable

• As a Forward Deployed Mobile Engineer, you will focus on building and deploying mobile applications that put SpruceID’s technology directly into the hands of people engaging with their governments.
• You will work closely with state governments, public sector partners, and SpruceID teams to design and deliver secure, private, and accessible mobile experiences. This role combines hands-on development with customer-facing delivery, ensuring mobile applications meet high technical standards and real-world public sector needs
• This job is fully remote within the US, but we prefer candidates in states where we do business including CA, UT, and CO
• Design, build, and maintain mobile applications for iOS and Android using frameworks such as Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, or React Native
• Ensure mobile apps meet government requirements for security, privacy, accessibility, and reliability
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs and services into robust mobile experiences
• Translate customer and policy requirements into mobile-first product designs and implementations
• Work closely with UX designers to deliver intuitive and inclusive user experiences for public sector audiences
• Partner with customer delivery leads to ensure successful deployments, testing, and operations in production environments
• Contribute to standards adoption by ensuring mobile implementations align with global digital identity protocols
• Provide technical guidance to public sector partners on mobile app deployment, security, and operations