Job Description

Location - Mumbai

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Hybrid

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Purpose of the job

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As a Mobile Squad Lead Engineer, you’ll be the technical backbone of your mobile squad (around 5 - 7 engineers), leading from the front, writing code daily, and setting the standard for high-quality mobile engineering across Android and iOS. You’ll work closely with an Engineering Manager to ensure your squad delivers scalable, well architected mobile applications, while partnering with a Product Manager and UX team to build and ship mobile-first features and experiences.

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This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on mobile architecture, coding, and problem-solving. You’ll be the most experienced mobile engineer in the squad, responsible for refining technical

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requirements, making key platform decisions, and mentoring engineers to help them grow.

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Using modern mobile technologies and architectures, you’ll build and evolve native Android and iOS applications, integrating seamlessly with backend services and cloud platforms.

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If you enjoy building polished mobile products, solving complex platform challenges, and shaping the technical direction of a mobile team, this role gives you the autonomy, responsibility, and impact to do

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so.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Lead the design and development of native Android and iOS applications, ensuring they are

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scalable, performant, secure, and well-architected.

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• Provide technical leadership to the squad, guiding decisions on mobile architecture,

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frameworks, libraries, and best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and

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security.

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• Remain highly hands-on, spending most of your time writing and reviewing mobile code, and

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ensuring high-quality, maintainable applications.

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• Collaborate closely with backend engineers to design and consume APIs that support robust

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and efficient mobile experiences.

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• Mentor and coach mobile engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, strong

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ownership, and technical excellence.

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• Own mobile build, release, and deployment processes, including CI/CD pipelines and app

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store submissions for Google Play and Apple App Store.

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• Champion automated testing, app stability, observability, and the responsible use of AI to

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improve developer productivity and software quality.

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Knowledge, skills and experience required

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• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a solid focus on mobile

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application development.

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• Strong experience building native Android and native iOS applications, with a deep

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understanding of modern mobile architectures and best practices.

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• Previous experience as a Lead Engineer, Tech Lead, or Senior Mobile Engineer leading a

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small team.

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• Proven experience integrating AI-assisted development tools and techniques into everyday

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workflows (e.g. code generation, testing, debugging, performance analysis, or automation).

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• Hands-on experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs (REST and/or GraphQL)

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and cloud-based services.

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• Strong focus on testing and quality, with experience using mobile testing frameworks and

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automated testing approaches.

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• Experience owning mobile CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and app store release

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processes.

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• An observability mindset, with experience using crash reporting, performance monitoring, and

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analytics tools to improve app reliability.

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• Comfortable working with Git, Jira, Confluence, and modern agile engineering workflows.

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• Proven ability to mentor engineers, review code and designs, and balance pragmatism with

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mobile engineering excellence.

📌 Technical Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Collinson Group
📍 Mumbai