Mobile Engineering Lead: AI‑Powered Digital Channels

Korn Ferry; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry partners with a leading UAE institution to build a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services platform. The Mobile Engineering Lead will shape technology foundations and own the technical direction, partnering with AI, Platform, Architecture, Product and Design teams.

You will lead mobile and web teams, set architecture and release strategies, and deliver secure, scalable customer experiences while driving AI-powered journeys into production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering across mobile and web.
• Experience leading engineering teams and setting technical direction.
• Strong background in fintech or highly regulated environments.
• Expertise in Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Strong CI/CD, feature flags, staged rollouts, and modern release practices.
• Experience designing secure mobile apps with authentication and secure storage.
• Exposure to AI-powered conversational experiences is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead mobile and web engineering teams across iOS, Android, and web.
• Define channel architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Build secure, high-performing customer experiences with reliability and usability.
• Drive rapid releases using CI/CD, feature flags, progressive delivery, and tests.
• Deliver AI-powered conversational experiences, including chat interactions.
• Establish observability, performance monitoring, and analytics.
• Manage app store releases and production operations.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing engineering team.

Skills

Cross-platform

Team leadership

Mobile development

Fintech domain

CI/CD & release

AI-powered experiences

Security in mobile apps

Tools

Swift

Kotlin

React Native

Flutter

Kotlin Multiplatform

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Job description

Korn Ferry partners with a leading UAE institution to build a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services platform. The Mobile Engineering Lead will shape technology foundations and own the technical direction, partnering with AI, Platform, Architecture, Product and Design teams.

You will lead mobile and web teams, set architecture and release strategies, and deliver secure, scalable customer experiences while driving AI-powered journeys into production.