Mobile Lead
Job type
Location
Full-Time
London
About Us
Backed by the founders of SoundCloud, SumUp, Flixbus, and SellerX, we are a technology company radically shaking up the world of consumer software applications, starting with mobile apps.
We have a unique approach to identifying opportunities, entering markets, and scaling our products. This approach puts us on a fast trajectory for maximizing the reach and delight our products create.
In just about two years since our founding, our products have already been used by more than 28 million users.
What you will be doing
Technical Leadership
Direct and drive the continuous development of a robust, scalable, and maintainable mobile tech stack, including product development, modernization and stabilization efforts, software architecture, CI/CD, developer tooling and workflows.
Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.
Act as a technical sparring partner, taking the lead on technical decisions and ensuring progress in line with business needs.
Hands-on Software Development
Write clean, efficient, and scalable code to contribute directly to mobile projects.
Continuously improve codebases and processes, ensuring high performance and reliability.
Team Leadership
Coach and mentor a team of mobile engineers to improve their technical skills and career growth.
Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.
What you bring
7+ years of hands-on experience in iOS development.
2+ years of production experience with modern iOS concepts such as SwiftUI and structured concurrency.
Advanced knowledge of the Swift language, concurrency, testing, code performance, type inference, UI development, debugging, and CI/CD.
Practical experience in developing internal libraries and/or third-party APIs.
4+ years of experience with legacy approaches such as UIKit and GCD.
Familiarity with Objective-C.
Experience with defining, applying and maintaining different architectures.
Experience with development for Android is a plus.
Experience with databases and Ubuntu server infrastructure is a plus.
Who you are
Pursuing Excellence: You set ambitious goals and do what it takes to achieve them, prioritizing your focus and energy in an outcome-oriented manner.
Team Player: You know that success and failure are shared, and you actively contribute to creating an environment where the team thrives. You communicate openly, support your peers, and celebrate collective wins.
Pragmatic: You understand the big picture and define excellence through execution that aligns with business goals. You strike a good balance between ideal solutions and real-world constraints.
Proactive & Ownership-Driven: You don’t wait for instructions - you anticipate challenges, take initiative, and own problems end-to-end, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
Structured: You bring clarity to complex problems, break them down into actionable steps, and execute with precision. Your organizational skills ensure efficiency in a fast-paced environment.
Growth Mindset: You embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and continuously push yourself beyond your comfort zone. You thrive in an environment of fast iteration and evolving priorities.
How to Apply
If what you read above excites you, please apply by sharing your CV via email with hr@alba.tech. We look forward to getting to know you.