Lead Native Mobile Engineer (iOS/Android) — Hybrid

AKQA; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

AKQA, part of WPP, is seeking a Lead Native App Developer in Auckland, NZ. You will bring deep native iOS and/or Android experience to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and help build a world-class mobile application with quality, pace, and craft at the center.

You'll operate in a hybrid in-studio/WFH model, contribute to architecture, DevOps practices, and delivery governance, and support the team with clear thinking and practical guidance for successful projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building native apps with Swift and/or Kotlin.
• Strong iOS and/or Android SDK knowledge and design patterns.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, multi-threading, and unit-tested code.
• Comfortable with DevOps/continuous delivery and agile ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver native mobile development end-to-end across the full app life cycle.
• Define the work needed to implement solutions; assess and communicate feasibility and delivery impact.
• Estimate accurately, report progress clearly, and deliver to deadlines.
• Produce high-quality code that is performant, reliable, and maintainable.
• Partner with Experience Design to deliver UI that meets requirements.
• Integrate with external systems and APIs; optimise app performance.
• Debug confidently, explain app flow to others, and triage/fix defects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, grow new skills on the job, and share knowledge openly within the team.

Skills

Swift

Kotlin

iOS/Android SDK

RESTful APIs

DevOps/CI-CD

Job description

AKQA, part of WPP, is seeking a Lead Native App Developer in Auckland, NZ. You will bring deep native iOS and/or Android experience to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and help build a world-class mobile application with quality, pace, and craft at the center.

You'll operate in a hybrid in-studio/WFH model, contribute to architecture, DevOps practices, and delivery governance, and support the team with clear thinking and practical guidance for successful projects.