Head of Mobile Apps | Hybrid, Equity & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Stock options

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 in Benoni, Gauteng, is seeking a Lead Mobile Application Developer to steer our native iOS and Android platforms. You will mentor a team, shape architecture, and collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver high-impact mobile experiences.

You should have 7+ years in mobile development, strong leadership, and expertise in Swift/Obj-C and Kotlin/Java, with hands-on experience in RESTful APIs, Git, and CI/CD. Hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, SE, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional mobile development experience with leadership experience.
• Proven native iOS (Swift/Obj-C) and/or native Android (Kotlin/Java) expertise.
• Strong mobile UI/UX, patterns, and human interface guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of native iOS and Android apps.
• Mentor and manage a team of mobile developers.
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers to define features and UX.
• Architect robust, scalable, maintainable mobile solutions.
• Write clean, documented code for iOS and Android platforms.
• Implement best practices for performance, security, and testing.
• Oversee integration with backend services and APIs.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards.
• Stay updated on mobile development trends and platform updates.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Skills

Mobile development

Leadership

iOS development

Android development

Swift

Kotlin

Objective-C

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Job description

Placements24 in Benoni, Gauteng, is seeking a Lead Mobile Application Developer to steer our native iOS and Android platforms. You will mentor a team, shape architecture, and collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver high-impact mobile experiences.

You should have 7+ years in mobile development, strong leadership, and expertise in Swift/Obj-C and Kotlin/Java, with hands-on experience in RESTful APIs, Git, and CI/CD. Hybrid work model offered.