Mobile App Team Lead

IC; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Markets Global in Dubai is seeking a Mobile App Team Lead to guide the delivery and ongoing development of our mobile trading application for iOS and Android.

The role demands hands-on mobile development experience, leadership of a cross-functional team, and ownership of release processes to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

You will work closely with Product, Backend, QA, DevOps, Security, and Compliance to ensure scalable, high-performance fintech mobile solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in mobile application development.
• 2+ years in Mobile Team Lead, Technical Lead, or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience in iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin/Java).
• Experience publishing and maintaining apps on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and backend service integrations.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP, Clean).
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery and release governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and guide the mobile development team across iOS and Android.
• Own day-to-day execution, delivery progress, and priorities.
• Ensure all team members have clear responsibilities and timelines.
• Break down work into technical tasks and assign across the team.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Act as the first escalation point for mobile-related issues.
• Provide technical direction across iOS and Android.
• Lead design sessions to ensure scalable, secure mobile solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce best practices.
• Support developers with complex technical issues and deliver proper solutions.
• Oversee design, development, and maintenance of the mobile app across iOS and Android.
• Define and enforce architecture patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP, Clean).
• Ensure integration with RESTful APIs, backend services, and third-party SDKs.
• Own and manage release processes for App Store and Google Play.

Skills

Mobile development

iOS development (Swift)

Android development (Kotlin/Java)

Team leadership

Mobile architecture patterns

RESTful APIs

App Store/Play Store releases

Monitoring & QA tooling

Tools

App Store Connect

Google Play Console

Jetpack libraries

Retrofit

Firebase Crashlytics

Sentry

App Center

Job description

IC Markets Global is one of the most renowned Forex CFD provider, offering trading solutions for active day traders and scalpers as well as traders that are new to the forex market. IC Markets Global offers its clients cutting edge trading platforms, low latency connectivity and superior liquidity.

IC Markets Global is revolutionizing online forex trading. Traders are now able to gain access to pricing previously only available to investment banks and high net worth individuals.

Our management team have significant experience in the Forex, CFD and Equity markets in Asia, Europe and North America. It is this experience that has enabled us to select the best possible technology solutions and hand pick some of the best pricing providers available in the market.

About the Role

We are seeking a Mobile App Team Lead with strong hands‑on mobile development experience and proven leadership capabilities to lead the delivery, release, and ongoing development of our mobile trading application across iOS and Android.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in mobile application development, ideally within Fintech, Forex, Trading, Banking, or high-performance digital platforms. The person should have deep knowledge of either iOS development using Swift or Android development using Kotlin/Java, together with a strong understanding of both mobile ecosystems.

This role is critical for the successful launch and ongoing evolution of our mobile app. The Mobile App Team Lead will be responsible for managing the mobile development team, staying fully on top of all mobile-related activities, driving technical decisions, ensuring delivery timelines are met, and owning the release process for both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

The role requires strong technical oversight, delivery ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, UI/UX, Backend, QA, DevOps, Security, Compliance, and business stakeholders.

The person must be able to lead with minimal supervision, take ownership of the mobile application, break down work, assign tasks, remove blockers, challenge estimates, and ensure the team delivers high-quality mobile releases.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and guide the mobile development team across iOS and Android.
• Take ownership of the team’s day-to-day execution, delivery progress, technical output, and priorities.
• Ensure all team members have clear responsibilities, assigned tasks, and agreed delivery timelines.
• Break down mobile development work into clear technical tasks and assign them effectively across the team.
• Monitor progress closely and proactively identify risks, blockers, delays, and dependencies.
• Act as the first escalation point for mobile-related technical and delivery issues.

2. Mobile Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction across both iOS and Android mobile applications.
• Lead technical design sessions and ensure mobile solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business needs.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure best practices, coding standards, and clean architecture principles are followed.
• Challenge technical decisions where needed and ensure the right implementation approach is selected.
• Support developers with complex technical issues and ensure proper solutions are implemented.

3. Mobile App Development & Architecture

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of the mobile application across iOS and Android.
• Ensure the iOS app follows modern Apple development standards using Swift and relevant Apple frameworks.
• Ensure the Android app follows modern Android development standards using Kotlin/Java, Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and related technologies.
• Define and enforce suitable mobile architecture patterns such as MVVM, MVC, MVP, or Clean Architecture.
• Ensure proper integration with RESTful APIs, backend services, third-party SDKs, authentication flows, and mobile data layers.

4. App Store & Google Play Ownership

• Own and manage the release process for the mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Coordinate app submissions, app updates, version management, release notes, screenshots, store assets, and required metadata.
• Ensure compliance with Apple App Store and Google Play Store policies, guidelines, privacy requirements, and review processes.
• Work with Product, Marketing, Compliance, Legal, and Security teams to ensure store content and app requirements are properly aligned.

5. System Performance, Quality & Reliability

• Ensure the mobile application delivers a smooth, stable, secure, and high-performance user experience.
• Identify and resolve mobile performance bottlenecks, crashes, memory issues, responsiveness issues, and platform-specific bugs.
• Work closely with QA and QA Automation teams to support mobile testing, regression testing, integration testing, and release validation.
• Ensure proper test coverage, including unit testing, UI testing, integration testing, and automated testing where applicable.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Owners and Product Managers to understand requirements, define scope, and agree delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with UI/UX Designers to deliver intuitive, user-friendly, and consistent mobile experiences.
• Work with Backend Engineers to ensure API readiness, integration quality, and performance.
• Partner with QA teams to ensure proper test planning, mobile regression coverage, and release validation.
• Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, build automation, environments, and deployment processes.

7. Delivery & Project Ownership

• Drive sprint planning, task breakdown, estimation, and delivery tracking for the mobile team.
• Maintain clear communication with Product and management regarding delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Ensure mobile releases are planned, tested, approved, and delivered according to agreed timelines.
• Challenge unclear requirements, incomplete designs, missing dependencies, or unrealistic timelines where needed.
• Ensure technical documentation, implementation plans, release notes, and knowledge-sharing materials are maintained.

8. Engineering Standards & Process Improvement

• Enforce mobile coding standards, code review processes, documentation, and technical governance.
• Improve mobile development processes, release processes, estimation accuracy, and delivery efficiency.
• Support the adoption of CI/CD, automation, mobile testing frameworks, monitoring tools, and productivity improvements.
• Encourage the use of AI-assisted development tools to improve speed, code quality, documentation, and testing.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of professional experience in mobile application development.
• Proven experience of 2+ years as a Mobile Team Lead, Technical Lead, or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience in either iOS development using Swift or Android development using Kotlin/Java.
• Strong understanding of both iOS and Android ecosystems.
• Experience managing or leading mobile engineers across iOS and Android.
• Experience publishing and maintaining apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Strong understanding of App Store and Google Play release processes, review guidelines, versioning, and production release management.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, third-party SDKs, and backend service integrations.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns such as MVVM, MVC, MVP, or Clean Architecture.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Fintech, Forex, Trading, Banking, or financial applications.
• Experience building or supporting trading, investment, payments, onboarding, or client portal mobile applications.
• Strong iOS knowledge including Swift, Objective‑C, UIKit, CoreData, AutoLayout, Apple frameworks, and App Store Connect.
• Strong Android knowledge including Kotlin, Java, Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, Room, Retrofit, Coroutines, Firebase, and Google Play Console.
• Experience with mobile analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring tools such as Firebase Crashlytics, App Center, Sentry, or similar.
• Experience with mobile security, authentication, biometrics, secure storage, and encrypted communication.
• Experience working with UI/UX teams using Figma or similar tools.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, sprint planning, estimation, and release governance.
• Experience using AI tools to improve mobile development productivity, code reviews, testing, and documentation.