Senior Technical Lead – Web & Mobile Applications

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Lead with deep expertise in both web and mobile application development to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing digital solutions.

The successful candidate will provide strategic technical leadership across cross-functional engineering teams, ensuring best practices in software architecture, engineering standards, DevOps integration, security, and performance optimisation. This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive delivery excellence while mentoring engineering teams in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership across web and mobile application development initiatives

• Lead solution architecture, technical design, and engineering governance

• Drive best practices in software engineering, scalability, maintainability, and resilience

• Guide development teams through architecture decisions, code quality standards, and delivery processes

• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical solutions

Web & Mobile Development Oversight

• Lead the delivery of enterprise-grade web and mobile applications

• Oversee development across:

  • Native iOS (Swift / Objective-C)

  • Native Android (Kotlin / Java)

  • React.js, TypeScript, and Node.js ecosystems

• Ensure consistent engineering standards across mobile and web platforms

• Support integration of backend services and APIs into digital channels

Backend, APIs & Integration

• Drive backend architecture and API strategy

• Oversee development and optimisation of:

  • Node.js and Express.js services

  • GraphQL APIs

  • RESTful integrations

• Ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing API ecosystems

Cloud, Infrastructure & DevOps

• Lead cloud-native architecture and deployment strategies within AWS environments

• Oversee infrastructure optimisation using services such as:

  • EC2

  • Lambda

  • API Gateway

  • S3

• Support DevOps maturity through CI/CD implementation and automation

• Drive Nginx configuration, optimisation, and performance tuning

Engineering Excellence

• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure high-quality delivery

• Champion secure coding practices and software governance standards

• Drive performance optimisation, observability, and operational stability

• Implement scalable system design principles and engineering discipline

• Mentor and coach engineering teams to promote technical growth and delivery excellence

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• Minimum 15+ years of software engineering experience

• Proven experience leading cross-platform web and mobile development teams

• Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale digital solutions

• Demonstrated success leading technical delivery within Agile environments

Technical Skills

Mobile Development

• Native iOS development using Swift and/or Objective-C

• Native Android development using Kotlin and/or Java

Web Development

• React.js

• TypeScript

• Node.js

Backend & APIs

• Express.js

• GraphQL APIs

• RESTful services and integrations

Infrastructure & DevOps

• AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)

• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Nginx configuration and optimisation

Leadership Competencies

• Strong technical leadership and decision-making capabilities

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• Ability to mentor, guide, and influence engineering teams

• Strong problem-solving and solution design skills

• Passion for engineering excellence and continuous improvement

Preferred Experience

• Financial services or enterprise-scale environment experience

• Experience with scalable distributed systems and microservices architecture

• Exposure to security-first engineering practices

• Experience leading geographically distributed teams

Contact information

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