Mobile Engineering Lead - EE

Location: Stellenbosch (Hybrid) or fully remote if not based in the Western Cape

Our client is a global organisation operating within the agricultural technology sector, driving innovation through advanced software solutions and data-driven technologies. They are seeking an experienced Mobile Engineering Lead to lead the development of a cross-platform mobile platform focused on secure field data capture and dissemination.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys combining software architecture, AI-enabled mobile technologies and people leadership to deliver innovative mobile solutions in a fast-paced environment.

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of mobile engineers, including performance management, coaching, hiring and capacity planning.

• Drive sprint planning, prioritisation and successful delivery against business objectives.

• Define the technical architecture for cross-platform mobile applications (React Native/Flutter) across iOS and Android.

• Design robust offline-first mobile solutions, including local data storage, synchronisation and conflict resolution for low-connectivity environments.

• Ensure secure mobile application architecture, including authentication, encryption, secure API communication and role-based access.

• Guide the integration of AI/ML capabilities into mobile applications and collaborate with data and platform teams to deliver AI-driven functionality.

• Oversee API integrations, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, application deployments, performance optimisation and version control best practices.

• Ensure high engineering standards, code quality, privacy, compliance and operational excellence across the mobile platform.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Minimum 7 years' mobile development experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or engineering management role.

• Proven experience delivering production-grade iOS and Android applications.

• Strong expertise in React Native, Flutter, JavaScript and Dart (FlutterFlow advantageous).

• Experience developing offline-capable mobile applications with reliable synchronisation.

• Solid understanding of mobile security, including encryption, authentication and secure API integration.

• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and JSON-based services.

• Working knowledge of AI/ML applications within mobile development.

• Proficiency with Git, Xcode, Android Studio and modern mobile development practices.

• Strong understanding of UX principles together with excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Experience within agricultural technology, computer vision, precision agriculture, native iOS/Android development, mobile testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, on-device machine learning frameworks and enterprise data platforms will be highly advantageous.

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