My client is looking for a Head of Mobile Engineering to lead and scale their Android and iOS teams during an exciting growth phase.
Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.
This is a high-impact role where you’ll own the mobile strategy end-to-end—defining the roadmap, building the team, and staying close to the technology to guide key decisions and delivery.
Key focus
- Own and execute the mobile roadmap, aligning engineering with product strategy, commercial goals, and faster time-to-market
- Build, structure, and scale a high-performing mobile team, including hiring, team design (pods/squads), and leadership development
- Define and drive technical architecture across Android and iOS, ensuring long-term scalability, maintainability, and performance
- Remain hands-on when needed—contributing to code reviews, solving complex technical challenges, and supporting delivery
- Champion engineering excellence, driving best practices, modern development approaches, and continuous improvement
- Improve app performance, stability, and user experience, with a strong focus on quality at scale
- Own budgeting, vendor management, and build vs. buy decisions for mobile tooling and services
- Partner closely with senior leadership, product, and external stakeholders to ensure strong business and technical alignment
- Ensure security, privacy, and compliance standards are met across all mobile platforms at scale
What they’re looking for
- 8+ years in mobile engineering, with 2+ years leading teams
- Deep expertise in Android (Kotlin) or iOS (Swift), with exposure to both
- Strong understanding of modern architectures (MVVM, MVI) and UI frameworks (Compose, SwiftUI)
- Experience building and scaling high-traffic mobile apps
- Ability xwzovoh to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable operating across both strategy and hands-on delivery
Nice to have
- Kotlin Multiplatform or other cross-platform experience
- Background in AdTech, telecoms, or B2B2C environments
Why join
- Own mobile at a critical growth stage
- Significant impact on product direction and user experience
- High level of autonomy and influence
- Opportunity to work on products at scale