Lead Mobile Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Lead Mobile Engineer to support our clients in the strategy, development, and execution of mobile applications across platforms. This role will involve leading a high‑performing mobile engineering team in London, 3 days a week on‑site.

• Lead a team of mobile engineers, mentoring and ensuring best practices in coding, architecture, security, and performance across mobile platforms.
• Propose state‑of‑the‑art architectures for new or evolving applications.
• Serve as the mobile technology expert and advocate across the company, monitoring market trends and mobile product behaviors.
• Oversee development, deployment, and maintenance of all mobile applications, championing a quality‑driven approach with robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and app stability metrics.
• Ensure timely delivery through agile methodologies and partner with Product Management and Design to scope features and set technical direction.
• Translate complex technical concepts to non‑technical client stakeholders, helping clients navigate trade‑offs between speed, cost, and technical debt.
• Collaborate with backend and web teams for seamless API integration and consistent user experience, with deep knowledge of REST or GraphQL.
• Stay current with industry trends and assess emerging technologies for future mobile strategy.
• Drive internal and client initiatives such as talks, workshops, and community advocacy.

• 10+ years in mobile engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong technical expertise in native iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) development.
• Experience leading mobile teams in a high‑growth or consumer‑facing company.
• Deep understanding of mobile architecture, MVVM, MVI, and platform‑specific guidelines.
• Track record of delivering and scaling complex mobile apps with millions of users.
• Excellent communication (in English) and strategic thinking skills.

• Experience in an AI‑First development environment or using AI tools to enhance engineering robustness and efficiency.
• Experience with cross‑platform frameworks (React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform/Compose).
• Experience in Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, and app store release management.
• Background in performance tuning, mobile analytics, and A/B testing.

• Competitive salary with self‑proposed salary increases.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; 1 additional day after 2 years up to 30 days.
• Annual profit distribution.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave and pay.
• Enhanced pension scheme (up to 8% matched).
• Growth opportunities including access to Udemy, private medical healthcare with Aviva, and a dynamic, innovative working environment.
• Conference budget, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and annual company team‑building trip, anniversary and Christmas party.
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme and retail discounts.