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 have different responsibilities depending on the state of the projects which may be:

Leading a team of talented engineers and collaborate with product, design, and other cross-functional teams to deliver world-class mobile experiences to our users

Propose technical state of the art architectures for a new app or the evolution of a current application

Leadership & Strategy

Serve as a mobile technology expert and advocate across the company

Knowledge of the state of the art technically

Monitor market trends and mobile product behaviors (e.g., analyzing average time spent on mobile purchase journeys in retail apps)

Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing mobile engineering team

Drive best practices in coding, architecture, security, and performance across mobile platforms

Delivery & Execution

Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of all mobile applications

Champion a quality-driven approach, establishing robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and app stability metrics

Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software through agile methodologies

Partner with Product Management and Design to scope features and set technical direction

Ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical client stakeholders, helping clients navigate the trade-offs between speed, cost, and technical debt

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Be able to collaborate with backend and web teams to ensure seamless API integration and consistent user experience

Deep knowledge of REST / GraphQL is a plus

Innovation & Growth

Stay current with industry trends and assess emerging technologies for future mobile strategy: Ex: KMP+CMP vs Skip

Community & Advocacy

Drive internal and client initiatives around mobile: talks, workshops, etc

Please note, this role requires you to be on-site in London 3 days a week.

Requirements

Proven experience (10+ years) in mobile engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role

Strong technical expertise in native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) development

While Android and iOS native development is one of our big focus, we also have projects in React Native, Flutter, KMP/CMP, etc - having experience with more than one framework is a plus, but it's only necessary to have deep knowledge of one and willingness to learn about the rest

Experience leading teams of mobile engineers, ideally in a high-growth or consumer-facing company

Deep understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.), 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

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in an AI-First Development environment or utilizing AI tools to enhance engineering robustness and efficiency

Experience with cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter, KMP/CMP). Deep knowledge of one framework and a strong willingness to learn others is highly valued

Experience working in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and app store release management

Background in performance tuning, mobile analytics, and A/B testing

Benefits

Competitive salary including self-proposed salary increases

Flexible working arrangements

25 days holiday plus bank holidays. After 2 years you are entitled to 1 additional day/ year 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

A dynamic, innovative, and supportive work environment, where your ideas and contributions are valued

Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a global company

Annual company team-building trip, Anniversary and Christmas party

The chance to work on cutting-edge projects that are transforming the fintech industry

Electric Vehicle leasing scheme

Retail Discounts

At our offices we have a wide range of snacks and drinks to keep you fed and healthy

Conference Budget

Cycle to Work scheme

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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