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 collaborating 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

• Serve as a mobile technology expert and advocate across the company
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art technical approaches
• 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

• 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

• Collaborate with backend and web teams to ensure seamless API integration and a consistent user experience
• Deep knowledge of REST / GraphQL is a plus

• Stay current with industry trends and assess emerging technologies for future mobile strategy, e.g.: KMP+CMP vs Skip

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

Note: this role requires you to be on-site in London 3 days a week.

• 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 a major focus, there are also projects in React Native, Flutter, KMP/CMP; having experience with more than one framework is a plus, but it's essential to have deep knowledge of one and willingness to learn others
• 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

• Experience working in an AI-First development environment or using 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 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

• 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 per 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 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
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects transforming the fintech industry
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Retail discounts
• A wide range of snacks and drinks at offices
• 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 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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