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title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Mobile at Hatch IT'
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# Senior Software Engineer, Mobile at Hatch IT

- **Company:** Hatch IT
- **Location:** Somerville, MA / Washington, DC
- **Compensation:** $150k–$200k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-02-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/hatchit/10b1b513-3e31-41e2-b8c9-c8515a027cf1

## Job description

hatch I.T. is partnering with VIA to find a Senior Software Engineer, Cryptography. See details below:

About the Role: An impressive mission requires an equally impressive Senior Software Engineer, Mobile As a Senior Software Developer, specializing in mobile development, you will move beyond simple coding to thoughtful design. You will build a highly secure mobile backbone that delivers their mission to the world. They are looking for an innovator who is motivated to solve the complex challenge of balancing world-class security with flawless, intuitive user experiences. If you thrive in tackling inherent performance and security challenges in high-stakes mobile development, we’ve reserved a place for you.

Responsibilities:

- Drive the end-to-end development, testing, and deployment of high-quality native applications for iOS (Swift) and Android
- Maintain application performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure broad compatibility across devices and OS versions
- Architect and implement features focused on security and privacy, utilizing native mobile security frameworks
- Implement secure data handling and storage, including the use of Secure Enclaves (or equivalent technologies)
- Apply basic cryptography principles for data protection and secure communication within the mobile environment
- Integrate VIA's backend microservices and secure APIs into the mobile application logic
- Serve as a subject matter expert and provide technical leadership in mobile application development, ensuring VIA’s solutions meet the highest standards
- Clearly articulate complex software designs, architectural choices, and technical processes to diverse audiences, including technical peers and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (UI/UX designers and backend developers) to ensure seamless, performant, and reliable application functionality
- Participate in defining and upholding mobile development best practices, code reviews, and automated testing

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of professional experience developing and shipping native mobile applications
- Proven proficiency in both native iOS development (Swift) and native Android development
- Direct experience with native mobile security features, including Secure Enclaves (or equivalent secure storage mechanisms)
- Working knowledge of basic cryptography principles and their application in mobile security
- Strong experience integrating mobile applications with RESTful APIs and handling asynchronous data streams
- Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX principles, architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI, etc.), and performance optimization
- Experience with digital wallets, biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID), or equivalent credential management systems is a significant plus
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes for mobile application deployment (e.g., Fastlane, Jenkins, or similar)
- Proficiency in TypeScript for building and maintaining robust mobile applications

## About Hatch IT

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hatch I.T. is a specialized tech recruiting partner that connects mission-driven startups with engineering, data, and product talent through flexible hiring models.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Tysons, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Tim Winkler (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Staffing and Recruiting, with a focus on technology roles for startups in defense, healthcare, AI, cybersecurity, and space.
- Target customers: B2B – early-stage and high-growth startups, especially those with a national security, healthcare, or dual-use mission.
- Mission or purpose statement: "Where talent meets mission" – connecting companies with skilled talent who are deeply aligned with the company’s mission and values.

## Products & Services
- **RPO / Embedded Recruiting**: Dedicated recruiters embedded in the client’s culture, managing full-cycle hiring from sourcing to onboarding.
- **Contingency Hiring**: Pay-only-when-you-hire model for hard-to-fill roles.
- **Contract-to-Hire**: Evaluate talent on the job before committing to a full-time hire.
- **Executive Search**: Finding leadership for mission-driven startups.
- **Scale**: Technical consulting and recruiting services for high-growth startups.
- **Stride**: Technical strategy and consulting for early-stage startups.
- **hatchpad**: An online community platform for startup technologists to network, learn, and advance their careers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (no disclosed funding rounds).
- **Key Metric**: 20 employees (down 12% YoY); 94% 1-year retention rate; 28 days average time to hire.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors identified. Partners include startups across defense, healthcare, and cyber sectors.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for 5+ roles (Senior Data Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, etc.) with a 25% monthly increase in job postings; expanding remote/hybrid options; offices in the US and distributed team across 6 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- Specialized focus on mission-driven startups (defense, national security, healthcare, AI) – a niche that traditional staffing firms often overlook.
- Flexible pricing and engagement models (contingency, contract-to-hire, RPO) tailored to startup budgets.
- High retention rates (94%) and fast hiring cycles (28 days) demonstrate effective matching.
- Proprietary community (hatchpad) and content (The Hatch Pad newsletter) to attract and engage technologists.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepen partnerships within defense, healthcare, AI, and cybersecurity verticals.
- Scale the hatchpad community to become a go-to resource for startup technologists.
- Maintain a distributed remote/hybrid workforce to access talent globally while supporting clients primarily in the Washington D.C. metro area.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasis on mission alignment, relational (not transactional) approach, and collaborative small-team environment.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid and remote roles available depending on position; some on-site roles in Washington, DC, Arlington, VA, Reston, VA, and Somerville, MA.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**: Not extensively documented, but employee reviews on LinkedIn rate Work-Life, Compensation, and Culture all at 5.0/5.0 (3 reviews). The company invests in professional community through hatchpad.
- **Team**: Small (20–25 employees), with a high proportion of HR and recruiting specialists. Distributed across the US, South Africa, Canada, Romania, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.

## Sources
1. [hatchit.io](https://www.hatchit.io/)
2. [LinkedIn - hatch I.T.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatch-it)
3. [Built In - hatch I.T.](https://builtin.com/company/hatch-it)
4. [Lever careers page - Hatch IT](https://jobs.lever.co/hatchit)
5. [The Org - hatch IT](https://theorg.com/org/hatch-it)

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