Technical Lead

Collinson Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Collinson Group seeks a Mobile Squad Lead Engineer to guide a squad of 5-7 engineers, writing code daily and setting high standards for Android and iOS apps. You will work with an Engineering Manager, PM, and UX to deliver mobile-first features.

The role is hands-on with a focus on architecture, coding, mentoring, and platform decisions, while ensuring scalable and secure mobile applications across backend services and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a mobile focus.
• Experience building native Android and native iOS apps with modern architectures.
• Previous leadership experience as Lead Engineer, Tech Lead, or Senior Mobile Engineer.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into workflows.
• Hands-on experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs and cloud services.
• Strong testing focus with mobile testing frameworks and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of native Android and iOS apps ensuring scalability and quality.
• Provide technical leadership on mobile architecture, frameworks, libraries, and best practices.
• Remain hands-on, writing/reviewing mobile code and ensuring maintainable apps.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to design APIs for mobile experiences.
• Mentor and coach mobile engineers to foster ownership and technical excellence.
• Own mobile build, release, and deployment processes including CI/CD and app store submissions.
• Champion automated testing, app stability, observability, and AI-assisted tooling.

Skills

Mobile development

Android

iOS

Leadership

Code review

CI/CD

Testing

Observability

AI-assisted development

Mentoring

Tools

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

As a Mobile Squad Lead Engineer, you’ll be the technical backbone of your mobile squad (around 5 - 7 engineers), leading from the front, writing code daily, and setting the standard for high-quality mobile engineering across Android and iOS. You’ll work closely with an Engineering Manager to ensure your squad delivers scalable, well architected mobile applications, while partnering with a Product Manager and UX team to build and ship mobile-first features and experiences.

This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on mobile architecture, coding, and problem-solving. You’ll be the most experienced mobile engineer in the squad, responsible for refining technical

requirements, making key platform decisions, and mentoring engineers to help them grow.

Using modern mobile technologies and architectures, you’ll build and evolve native Android and iOS applications, integrating seamlessly with backend services and cloud platforms.

If you enjoy building polished mobile products, solving complex platform challenges, and shaping the technical direction of a mobile team, this role gives you the autonomy, responsibility, and impact to do

so.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of native Android and iOS applications, ensuring they are scalable, performant, secure, and well-architected.
• Provide technical leadership to the squad, guiding decisions on mobile architecture, frameworks, libraries, and best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and security.
• Remain highly hands-on, spending most of your time writing and reviewing mobile code, and ensuring high-quality, maintainable applications.
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers to design and consume APIs that support robust and efficient mobile experiences.
• Mentor and coach mobile engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, strong ownership, and technical excellence.
• Own mobile build, release, and deployment processes, including CI/CD pipelines and app store submissions for Google Play and Apple App Store.
• Champion automated testing, app stability, observability, and the responsible use of AI to improve developer productivity and software quality.

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on mobile
• Strong experience building native Android and native iOS applications, with a deep understanding of modern mobile architectures and best practices.
• Previous experience as a Lead Engineer, Tech Lead, or Senior Mobile Engineer leading a small team.
• Proven experience integrating AI-assisted development tools and techniques into everyday workflows (e.g. code generation, testing, debugging, performance analysis, or automation).
• Hands‑on experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) and cloud-based services.
• Strong focus on testing and quality, with experience using mobile testing frameworks and automated testing approaches.
• Experience owning mobile CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and app store release processes.
• An observability mindset, with experience using crash reporting, performance monitoring, and analytics tools to improve app reliability.
• Comfortable working with Git, Jira, Confluence, and modern agile engineering workflows.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, review code and designs, and balance pragmatism with