Lead Mobile Engineer - React Native

XPT Software Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia is seeking a Senior Mobile Engineering Specialist to lead design, development, modernization, and support of large-scale iOS, Android, and React Native applications. You will own end-to-end delivery, establish architectures, enforce engineering standards, implement CI/CD, ensure security, and mentor growing teams.

The role requires expertise in native mobile and cross-platform engineering, with experience across financial services, healthcare, government,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering large-scale mobile apps.
• Ability to lead and mentor development teams in Agile environments.
• Strong architectural design skills for mobile platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable mobile applications using React Native, iOS, and Android technologies.
• Lead development teams through architecture, design reviews, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Deliver end-to-end mobile application lifecycle management including development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Drive mobile modernisation initiatives, framework upgrades, and platform enhancements.
• Implement secure mobile engineering practices including application hardening, SSL pinning, secure authentication, and compliance controls.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated mobile release processes.
• Integrate mobile applications with REST APIs, backend services, authentication platforms, and third-party SDKs.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering quality and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, business stakeholders, and delivery teams in Agile environments.

Skills

Mentoring developers

Agile / Scrum

Architectural design

Tools

React Native

iOS (Swift, Objective-C)

Android (Java, Kotlin)

TypeScript

JavaScript

Job description

Role Summary

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

Role Summary

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

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable mobile applications using React Native, iOS, and Android technologies.
• Lead development teams through architecture, design reviews, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Deliver end-to-end mobile application lifecycle management including development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Drive mobile modernisation initiatives, framework upgrades, and platform enhancements.
• Implement secure mobile engineering practices including application hardening, SSL pinning, secure authentication, and compliance controls.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated mobile release processes.
• Integrate mobile applications with REST APIs, backend services, authentication platforms, and third-party SDKs.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering quality and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, business stakeholders, and delivery teams in Agile environments.

Technical Expertise

Mobile Technologies

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

Architecture & Engineering

• Mobile architecture and design patterns
• REST/JSON API integration
• SOLID principles
• Modular architecture
• State management
• Code quality and review practices
• Performance optimisation
• Agile delivery models

DevOps & Release Management

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

Release management and automation