Lead Native Mobile Developer - iOS/Android (Hybrid)

twentysix; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Job summary

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks a Lead Native App Developer to bring deep iOS and/or Android expertise into a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll help build and evolve a world-class mobile application, balancing craft, quality, and pace, while guiding others with practical, clear thinking.

Our hybrid in-studio/WFH model supports balance and flexibility, with a strong emphasis on career growth, ongoing learning, and tackling challenging engineering problems in a creative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building native apps with Swift and/or Kotlin.
• Strong iOS/Android SDK knowledge and design patterns.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and multi-threading.
• Experience with DevOps/Continuous Delivery and Agile.
• Proven track record delivering high-quality iOS/Android apps.

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 high-fidelity, platform-appropriate UI that meets requirements.
• Integrate with external systems and APIs; optimise app and tool 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

REST APIs

DevOps

Agile

Job description

AKQA, part of WPP, seeks a Lead Native App Developer to bring deep iOS and/or Android expertise into a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll help build and evolve a world-class mobile application, balancing craft, quality, and pace, while guiding others with practical, clear thinking.

Our hybrid in-studio/WFH model supports balance and flexibility, with a strong emphasis on career growth, ongoing learning, and tackling challenging engineering problems in a creative environment.