Table of Contents
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Job Overview
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About the Company
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Available Jobs
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Job Description
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Job Responsibilities
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Why This Role?
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Requirements
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How to Apply
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FAQs
Job Overview
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – Mobile Development (Crypto Wallets)
Company Name: Tether Operations Limited
Location: 100% Remote (Dubai-friendly / Dubai listed)
Employment Type: Full-time
Start Date: Immediate (as per hiring need)
Work Style: Remote-first, globally distributed team
Opportunity Summary:
This role is built for a senior mobile engineer who can lead, ship, and set standards. You’ll work with senior backend developers, product managers, and leadership to build mobile versions of AI-driven solutions while integrating crypto wallets and DeFi functionality into polished user experiences. You’ll own architecture choices, ensure quality through reviews and mentorship, and step into backend work (Node or similar) when it helps unblock end-to-end delivery.
About the Company
Tether is known globally for building reserve-backed token infrastructure that powers digital finance at scale. Beyond its stablecoin ecosystem (including USDT), Tether describes a broader product vision across multiple initiatives—covering areas like financial products, energy and mining infrastructure optimization, data and peer-to-peer communication tools, and education-focused platforms supporting digital opportunity.
What stands out in Tether’s positioning is its remote-first global team model: they aim to move fast, stay lean, and build with a high bar for impact. For engineers, that typically means two things: (1) meaningful ownership, and (2) high expectations around execution quality, security, and performance—especially when building products touching wallets, transactions, and on-device cryptographic flows.
Available Jobs
If you’re aiming for Lead Software Engineer Mobile Development Dubai roles, it can be strategic to also search for related job titles that match your strengths and expand your opportunities:
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Senior React Native Engineer (Expo) – Fintech
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Mobile Engineering Manager – React Native
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Staff Mobile Engineer – Crypto Wallets
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Fullstack Engineer (Node.js + Mobile) – WebSockets & Real-Time
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iOS/Android Engineer (Native Modules) – Wallet Security
These roles align closely with the same core requirements: cross-platform delivery, performance optimization, security-minded engineering, and architecture ownership.
Job Description
As a Lead Software Engineer – Mobile Development, you’ll be responsible for building and scaling advanced mobile applications that integrate crypto wallet functionality and DeFi features. The apps are expected to be high-performance, lightweight, and intuitive, serving varied audiences across regions and use cases.
This isn’t a “feature-by-feature” role. You’ll operate as an owner:
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setting mobile architectural patterns
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guiding state management and navigation decisions
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defining performance and security standards
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mentoring engineers and enforcing code quality
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collaborating deeply with backend teams for end-to-end feature delivery
You’ll also contribute to backend components when necessary—helping ensure mobile engineering is never blocked by missing APIs or services.
Job Responsibilities
In this Lead Software Engineer Mobile Development Dubai role, you will:
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Lead a small team of React Native engineers by making architectural decisions, enforcing coding standards, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
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Design and build cross-platform apps for iOS and Android using React Native, with strong alignment to performance and UX expectations.
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Review code from other engineers to maintain quality, consistency, and long-term maintainability.
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Integrate JavaScript SDKs, libraries, and backend services into mobile applications to deliver complete product experiences.
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Collaborate closely with backend developers to extend or adjust backend logic when needed to complete end-to-end features.
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Work with product managers and designers to translate product intent into shippable mobile experiences.
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Define patterns for:
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state management
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navigation
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performance optimization
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modularization
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mobile security considerations
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Support CI/CD practices for mobile development to improve release reliability and speed.
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Mentor engineers through technical guidance, constructive reviews, and best-practice coaching.
Why This Role?
This opportunity is compelling for senior engineers who want leadership without losing hands-on depth.
Build at the intersection of crypto wallets, DeFi, and mobile performance
Wallet and DeFi apps demand a higher bar: responsiveness, security, stability, and careful integration patterns. If you enjoy solving hard product and engineering constraints—this is the kind of work that differentiates your career.
Technical leadership with real architectural ownership
You’re not just “leading standups.” You’ll own decisions around state management, modularization, navigation, and performance patterns for large-scale React Native applications—work that defines the codebase for years.
Cross-stack influence (mobile-first, but not siloed)
The role explicitly values engineers who can contribute to backend services/APIs (Node or similar) when needed. That makes you more effective, reduces dependencies, and increases your product leverage.
Remote-first, global team environment
If you thrive in high-trust, high-output teams, this model rewards strong communicators and independent problem-solvers. Your work can ship globally without being constrained by one office location.
Career signal value in a fast-evolving industry
Leading mobile development for crypto wallets and DeFi features creates a strong “next role” story—whether you later aim for Staff/Principal engineering, mobile architecture leadership, or engineering management.
Requirements
Below is what you’ll want to match strongly.
Mandatory Skills
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Deep experience with React, React Native (especially Expo), Redux, and related principles.
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High proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+).
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Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines.
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Familiarity with modern front-end tooling and build pipelines.
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Experience with Native Modules (C++), WebSockets, and RESTful APIs.
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Native platform experience for lower-level implementation:
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iOS: Swift/Objective-C
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Android: Kotlin/Java
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Proven experience leading or mentoring mobile engineers.
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Demonstrated ability to own architecture for large-scale React Native applications.
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Strong judgment in evaluating frameworks, tooling, and mobile development patterns.
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Backend development experience using Node.js or similar, with the ability to implement or adjust APIs/services that power mobile features.
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Comfort working across the stack when required, while maintaining deep mobile expertise.
Strong Advantage Areas (Helpful Differentiators)
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Experience building or integrating crypto wallets, transaction flows, and security-sensitive features.
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Performance optimization experience (profiling, memory tuning, startup time improvements).
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Experience designing robust real-time features using WebSockets at scale.
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Familiarity with mobile security best practices (secure storage, key management patterns, hardening, threat modeling mindset).
How to Apply
Apply through Tether’s official careers channel on their jobs portal and submit your application for Lead Software Engineer – Mobile Development (Crypto Wallets).
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
1) Is this Lead Software Engineer Mobile Development Dubai role fully remote?
Yes, the position is listed as 100% remote, with Dubai referenced as a key location context.
2) What mobile stack is required?
You’ll need strong experience in React Native, particularly around Expo, plus Redux and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
3) Do I need native iOS/Android experience?
Yes, native experience is required for low-level implementation—Swift/Objective-C on iOS or Kotlin/Java on Android—along with familiarity with native modules.
4) Will I work on backend services too?
Yes. While the role is mobile-led, you may contribute to backend components (Node.js or similar) to support mobile features and unblock delivery.
5) What kind of features will I build?
You’ll build high-performance mobile apps that integrate crypto wallets and DeFi features, including real-time components using WebSockets and API-based workflows.