Xello is looking for a Senior Mobile Web Engineer
Who are you?
You are a mobile engineer who possesses both the technical expertise and the passion to deliver
outstanding mobile web experiences. You thrive on optimizing mobile user experience,
optimizing performance, and navigating the unique challenges of hybrid app development.
As a Senior Mobile Web Engineer at Xello, you’ll play a key role in our shift to a more inclusive
mobile experience. You will work closely with our mobile staff engineer to transform o
responsive web app into a seamless native like application using Capacitor and modern web
technologies. You will collaborate with web developers, designers, and product managers to
ensure that students can access Xello’s full suite of tools, no matter their device of choice. Join us
in this pivotal initiative to continue empowering the next generation to plan and achieve their
dreams.
Sound exciting to you? Read on!
What you'll do ...
- Drive execution and shape recommendations that refine our mobile technical roadmap
- Recommend and implement responsive mobile strategies while maintaining compatibility
- across existing desktop, Chromebook, and tablet breakpoints
- Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to refine and elevate mobile-specific designs
- Support our mobile release strategy by ensuring the existing CI/CD pipeline is optimized
- for hybrid deployment, using patterns like side-loading to maintain compatibility and
- streamline releases
- Develop custom Capacitor plugins for iOS and Android to extend functionality beyond
- what existing plugins offer
- Create solutions for mobile-specific needs, including deep links, push notifications,
- other native functionality
- Optimize mobile performance by minimizing load times, reducing memory usage, and
- resolving platform-specific issues
- Implement security best practices for mobile applications, ensuring robust data protection
- and effective management of permissions
- Ensure the mobile experience meets accessibility standards and delivers an inclusive
- experience for all users through features like screen reader support, accessible
- navigation, and scalable text sizes
- Work closely with QA to develop a cross-device testing strategy, providing support on
- mobile-first considerations and ensuring a seamless user experience across devices
- Stay informed on the latest mobile trends and Capacitor updates and propose improvements based on emerging technologies and best practices
What we're looking for ...
- Proven experience in mobile development using frameworks like Capacitor or React
- Native to build, deploy, and maintain mobile applications for iOS and Android
- Solid understanding of Capacitor and web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and
- JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue
- Experience integrating native device APIs (e.g. camera, geolocation, notifications) a
- developing custom plugins for iOS and Android
- A keen eye for identifying bottlenecks and optimizing app performance, responsiveness,
- and resource usage across different devices
- Skilled at adapting web-based designs to create a native like app experience, focusing on
- usability and smooth interactions
- Proficiency in setting up continuous integration and deployment pipelines using tools li
- GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or Azure DevOps
- Strong troubleshooting skills and experience using mobile device emulators
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with experience collaborating closely with
- web developers, designers, product managers, and QA teams
- Ability to write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code, with a focus on long-term maintainability and scalability
We’re Xello - Join us!
We are Xello (CASCAID in the UK), the leading developer of future readiness programs in North America and the UK and soon the world! Our mission is to help anyone, anywhere in the world to create a successful future through self-knowledge, exploration, and planning.
We believe that by bringing our best selves to our work and collaborating with one another, we can change the world. We are a very diverse group of individuals who work hard, laugh often and share in each other’s lives. We are an inclusive, equal opportunity employer.
Embracing agile practices, an innovative mindset, and keeping our users at the heart of what we do, are just a few of the keys to our success.
In addition to working with leading technologies, we are committed to continuous learning and growth through internal/external training and mentoring, which includes a PD budget for every employee.
For our Canadian based staff, we also offer:
- Flexible work arrangements including hybrid and remote
- 4 weeks of vacation
- Employer-paid health and dental benefits
- 4-month top-up for parental leave
- Group RRSP with 3% matching
For our US based staff, we also offer:
- Remote work environment
- 4 weeks of vacation
- 80% employer-paid health benefits
- 4-month top-up for parental leave
- 401(k) with 3% matching
For our UK based staff, we also offer:
- Remote work environment
- 28 days annual leave (inc. 3 days at Christmas) + bank holidays. With additional annual leave days added to reward long service
Like what you hear? Apply Now!
