Software Engineer (Mobile)

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

Chalhoub Group’s Capability Hub is our technology and innovation hub set up with the vision to unite exceptional talent to build technology and capabilities that elevate luxury experiences and define the future of luxury retail.

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing  

Build and maintain native and cross-platform mobile applications, contributing to reliable, high-performing, and secure customer experiences across iOS and Android.

• Build and maintain cross-platform (React Native) mobile application features using JavaScript and TypeScript.

• Develop with Expo, Expo Router, and EAS Build, Submit, and Update, and integrate native modules for device and platform capabilities.

• Implement and consume GraphQL and REST APIs, and manage mobile state management for reliable data flow.

• Optimize mobile performance and mobile security, and implement push notifications and deep linking.

• Integrate monitoring and crash analytics (Firebase, Datadog) to proactively identify and resolve stability and performance issues.

• Write and maintain automated, unit, functional, and regression tests, and support CI/CD delivery via Bitrise.

• Support App Store and Play Store delivery, including release management, provisioning, and submission readiness.

• Provide deployment support, production issue resolution, and release reliability across mobile releases.

• Participate in code reviews, perform defect resolution and technical troubleshooting, and uphold code quality standards.

• Deliver assigned scope dependably on time with strong quality ownership, collaborating with product, design, and engineering, and using Claude Code for AIassisted development.

• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of AI tools and engineering practices on development velocity, code quality, and team productivity.

 What you’ll need to succeed  

• 15 or more years of software engineering experience, including significant tenure in senior engineering leadership roles within large, multi-team technology organizations.

• Deep expertise in cloud-native development (AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, SFCC, Shopify, React Native, Fluent), API-first design, across large-scale digital platforms.

• Strong command of engineering excellence disciplines including secure coding, test automation, CI/CD, observability, and application security across ecommerce, mobile, APIs, cloud, reliability, security, and quality engineering.

• Proven track record building and leading large, multi-team engineering organizations, including manager development, organization design, workforce and capacity planning, and delivery governance.

• Experience owning engineering budgets and vendor management and governing responsible AI adoption and AI-assisted development at organizational scale.

 What we can offer you  

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.  We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.  

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.  

Using GenAI in Your Application Process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.