Lead Mobile Engineer - React Native

Xpt Software Australia Pty; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpt Software Australia Pty is seeking a senior mobile engineering specialist with extensive experience designing, developing, modernising, and supporting large‑scale iOS, Android and React Native applications. You will own end‑to‑end mobile solution delivery, architecture, engineering standards, CI/CD implementation, code quality and security, and mentor development teams.

The role combines native and cross‑platform expertise to deliver across financial services, healthcare, government,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in iOS, Android and React Native development.
• Proven ability to lead mobile architecture and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable mobile applications using React Native, iOS and Android.
• Lead teams through architecture reviews, coding standards and best practices.
• Deliver end-to-end mobile lifecycle management from development to production support.
• Drive mobile modernization, framework upgrades and platform enhancements.
• Implement secure mobile practices including authentication and app hardening.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated release processes.
• Integrate mobile apps with REST APIs and backend services.
• Mentor developers and ensure engineering quality and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects and stakeholders in Agile environments.

Skills

React Native

iOS (Swift/Obj‑C)

Android (Java/Kotlin)

TypeScript

JavaScript

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

RoleSummary

Senior mobileengineering specialist with extensive experience designing, developing,modernising, and supporting large-scale iOS, Android, and React Nativeapplications. Responsible for end-to-end mobile solution delivery,architecture, engineering standards, CI/CD implementation, code quality,application security, and mentoring development teams. Possesses strongexpertise in both native mobile development and cross-platform mobile engineering,with experience delivering solutions across financial services, healthcare,government, telecommunications, and digital product organisations.

KeyResponsibilities

• Design and buildscalable mobile applications using React Native, iOS, and Androidtechnologies.
  
• Lead development teamsthrough architecture, design reviews, coding standards, and engineeringbest practices.
  
• Deliver end-to-endmobile application lifecycle management including development, testing,deployment, and production support.
  
• Drive mobilemodernisation initiatives, framework upgrades, and platform enhancements.
  
• Implement secure mobileengineering practices including application hardening, SSL pinning, secureauthentication, and compliance controls.
  
• Establish and maintainCI/CD pipelines and automated mobile release processes.
  
• Integrate mobileapplications with REST APIs, backend services, authentication platforms,and third-party SDKs.
  
• Conduct code reviews,mentor developers, and promote engineering quality and deliveryexcellence.
  
• Collaborate with productowners, architects, business stakeholders, and delivery teams in Agileenvironments.
  

TechnicalExpertise

Mobile Technologies

• React Native
  
• iOS (Swift, Objective-C)
  
• Android (Java, Kotlin)
  
• TypeScript
  
• JavaScript
  

Architecture &Engineering

• Mobile architecture anddesign patterns
  
• REST/JSON APIintegration
  
• SOLID principles
  
• Modular architecture
  
• State management
  
• Code quality and reviewpractices
  
• Performance optimisation
  
• Agile deliverymodels
  

DevOps &Release Management

• Azure DevOps CI/CD
  
• GitHub Actions
  
• App Store deployment
  
• Google Play deployment
  
• TestFlight
  

Release managementand automation