Mobile Tech Lead (React Native)

What You'll Do:

• Lead and mentor a team of mobile engineers, promoting best practices in architecture, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Own the end-to-end release process for mobile applications, ensuring stable, timely, and high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine and prioritize the mobile backlog.
• Break down complex features into manageable tasks, assign work across the team, and ensure timely execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical solutions with backend, QA, DevOps, and other platform teams.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback to uphold code quality and performance standards.
• Identify risks, manage escalations, and proactively resolve blockers in the delivery lifecycle.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in the mobile space and recommend improvements.

What You Know:

• 7+ years of overall software development experience, with 4+ years in React Native.
• Proven experience leading mobile teams and managing the delivery of enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong understanding of iOS and Android ecosystems, mobile CI/CD pipelines, and app store submission processes.
• Solid grasp of RESTful APIs, mobile security practices, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Git.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience integrating third-party SDKs and analytics tools.
• Familiarity with native development in Swift/Objective-C or Kotlin/Java is a plus.
• Background in eCommerce, fintech, or customer-facing mobile applications.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

Compensation Band:

$140 - $145K per annum