Head of Mobile

TrustFlight; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative aviation software company in the UK is seeking a Head of Mobile to lead their mobile product portfolio. The role involves defining the mobile strategy, growing a high-performing team, and delivering excellent user experiences across platforms. Candidates should have over 7 years of mobile engineering experience, leadership skills, and a passion for technology. Competitive salary range from £100,000 to £120,000.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Paid time off plus an extra day for birthday

Pension/RRSP matching program

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in mobile engineering, with expertise in iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and/or Android (Kotlin).
• 3+ years’ experience leading teams, hiring and coaching engineers.
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute mobile strategy across iOS and Android.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of mobile engineers.
• Drive best practices in coding standards, performance, and security.
• Monitor and optimize mobile app performance using analytical tools.

Skills

Mobile engineering expertise

Team leadership

Communication skills

Hands-on iOS/Android experience

Automated testing frameworks

Tools

Firebase

Crashlytics

AppCenter

Job description

About Us

TrustFlight is an innovative aviation software company that specializes in developing cutting‑edge AI, digital workflow and analytics applications for the aviation industry. Our software empowers many of the world's airlines, airports, and aviation service providers to enhance safety, optimize their operations and improve overall efficiency.

Why Choose TrustFlight?

✈️ Our Mission: To revolutionize aviation by delivering digital workflow solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and inspire confidence across the industry.

🚀 Impact: Over 200,000 users rely on our systems daily, making aviation safer and more efficient.

🚩 Core Values: Guided by integrity, responsibility, innovation, and excellence, we are committed to empowering our partners to operate with confidence.

Join TrustFlight: Shaping the future of Aviation Technology

Your Role

We are seeking a strategic and technically strong Head of Mobile to lead the delivery, quality, and evolution of our mobile product portfolio across three aviation-focused apps. This leader will drive innovation and reliability in mission‑critical customer and operational applications used across the aviation ecosystem.

This role reports to the Director of Software Engineering and manages a team of Mobile Application Engineers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and leadership across iOS and Android development.

As the Head of Mobile, you will define our mobile technology strategy, champion best‑in‑class native development practices, grow and mentor a high‑performing mobile team, and collaborate closely with Product, Design, and wider Engineering to ensure seamless customer experiences across platforms.

What you’ll be doing

• Own the mobile strategy: Define and execute the vision for our mobile product portfolio across iOS and Android, ensuring quality, reliability, and scalability.

• Lead and grow the team: Build, mentor, and empower a high‑performing group of mobile engineers focused on excellence and innovation.

• Deliver great experiences: Partner with Product and Design to plan and deliver mobile roadmaps that delight users and meet business goals.

• Champion engineering excellence: Drive best practices in coding standards, performance, security, automation, and observability.

• Ensure testing and quality: Implement robust testing across unit, integration, and end‑to‑end layers, promoting TDD and quality‑first principles in every release.

• Own CI/CD and infrastructure: Oversee build pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows to ensure fast, safe, and predictable releases.

• Monitor and optimise performance: Use analytics and monitoring tools (e.g. Firebase, Crashlytics, AppCenter) to identify improvements and maintain stability.

• Guide architecture and technology choices: Evaluate and apply the right approach (native vs. cross‑platform), ensuring long‑term maintainability.

• Collaborate across TrustFlight: Work closely with Product, Platform, and Cloud Engineering to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant mobile solutions.

What you’ll bring

Technical Expertise

• 7+ years’ experience in mobile engineering with deep, hands‑on expertise in native iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and/or Android (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose).

• Familiarity with cross‑platform frameworks such as Flutter or React Native.

• Strong understanding of architecture patterns including MVVM, Clean Architecture, or VIPER.

• Proven success delivering large‑scale production mobile applications, ideally within B2B or enterprise environments.

Collaboration & Leadership

• 3+ years’ experience leading teams — hiring, coaching, and developing engineers to achieve their best work.

• Excellent communicator with the ability to align technical direction with product goals and influence cross‑functional stakeholders.

• Committed to mentoring, knowledge sharing, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Passionate about staying ahead of platform and industry trends, with curiosity and openness to new technologies.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Proven experience implementing automated testing frameworks and continuous quality practices.

• Skilled in unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing, with a strong TDD and quality‑first mindset.

• Collaborative approach to working with QA Engineers to ensure comprehensive testing coverage and reliable releases.

DevOps & Infrastructure

• Hands‑on experience managing CI/CD pipelines and release automation for mobile applications.

• Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, and performance optimization in production environments.

• Awareness of security, compliance, and data protection standards within mobile development.

Location

This role is open in both London and Vancouver. This is an on‑site role with room for flexibility, because we know life doesn't always fit a 9-to-5 mould.

Why join us

• See Your Impact: Your contributions directly enhance the safety and efficiency of aviation operations, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers and crew every month.

• Build and Create: Be part of an environment where you'll have the freedom to innovate, build, and create solutions that define the future of digital aviation.

• Growth Opportunity: Join us at an inflection point as we scale our revenue growth using implement cutting‑edge AI tools and SaaS best practices.

Also, we offer

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive benefits package including health and dental benefits. Paid time off plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.

• Invest in your future: Take advantage of our company contribution to pension/RRSP matching program to grow your savings while you work.

• Professional Growth: As a fast‑growing company, we offer incredible opportunities for career advancement and skill development.

• Competitive salary range: We place huge importance on the contribution and experience you bring to the team. The base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on skills, job related knowledge, experience and internal equity.

  • United Kingdom: £100,000–£120,000 (GBP)

  • Canada: $160,000–$180,000 (CAD)

How to Apply

Click Apply! Send us your resume, including a cover letter. Let us know how you can contribute to creating best‑in‑class tools and services throughout the aviation industry.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

TrustFlight is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by UK law.