The Role
Lead design and architecture for mobile/backend systems, mentor engineers, enforce coding standards, and oversee project delivery. Collaborate with teams to align technical goals with business objectives.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Cape Town | Work Type: Office Based | Job ID: J107150
About our client:
Our client is a well known local and international prestigious brand. With decades of continuous improvement and market dominance, they are big enough to have the budget to reward employees (very well) yet still dynamic and able to pivot as tech needs evolve. R&D is a big part of their investment strategy, they have implemented a flat organisational structure which provides both mentoring and freedom. Your ideas will be welcomed and supported. This is a new position within the organisation, you will have the ability to make this role your own. It is a permanent position, this client has a very low staff turnover and enjoys long term relationships with stakeholders across all levels. Employee wellness is very important to them as demonstrated by their excellent benefits which are defined as “company contributions” on top of your CTC earnings. They are very ethical, have a diverse culture and would certainly provide an interesting and exciting work day.
What you will be doing:
- Drive design and architecture for mobile/backend systems.
- Act as the primary technical expert for complex challenges, ensuring reliability and security.
- Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and conduct rigorous code reviews.
- Contribute directly to development, delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
- Take full ownership of technical initiatives from design to successful deployment and oversee timely delivery.
- Collaborate with Product and Design to align technical roadmap with core business goals.
- Clearly communicate technical progress, risks, and trade-offs to leadership.
- Coach and mentor engineers to advance their technical skills and architectural understanding.
What our client is looking for:
- A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial.
- Minimum 8+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership role (Engineering/Tech Lead).
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate engineering teams (ideally 5+ developers) while remaining a hands-on developer.
- Extensive hands-on experience in native or cross-platform mobile app development.
- Strong skills in designing scalable, maintainable, and performant mobile application architectures.
- Demonstrated experience integrating mobile apps with backend systems, APIs (including RESTful), and various third-party services.
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) or similar cross-platform development environments is a plus.
- Experience mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, and championing technical standards, CI/CD, and automated testing.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and excellent communication skills for working effectively within distributed teams and influencing stakeholders.
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers
Requirements
Mobile Engineering Lead, Cape Town, Mobile/Backend Architecture, Tech Leadership, Mentoring, Hands-on, KMP, CI/CD, Agile
Skills Required
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- 8+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role
- Experience leading and coordinating teams
- Experience in native or cross-platform mobile app development
- Designing scalable mobile application architectures
- Experience with backend systems integration and APIs
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform or similar environments
- Mentoring developers and conducting code reviews
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
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The Company
What We Do
Parvana is an IT recruitment agency specializing in connecting top tech talent with leading companies in South Africa and the UK, focusing on software development, finance, and telecommunications.
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