Mobile Solution Architect

iOCO Pty Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is looking for a Lead Mobile Solution Architect in Cape Town to take ownership of their consumer mobile ecosystem. This role involves overseeing the current delivery, leading the transition to an in-house engineering team, and ensuring a robust and modern mobile platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Android/Kotlin, dual-platform app shipping, and strategic leadership. You will also manage complex integrations and contribute to the overall mobile strategy.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and critique Kotlin at an expert level.
• Experience launching and maintaining successful apps on both iOS and Android.
• Deep experience with RESTful APIs and third-party Payment SDKs.
• Experience managing external vendors and building an engineering culture.
• Hands-on experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), Flutter, or React Native.
• Experience with Azure DevOps builds and automated pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Deep-dive into the current Kotlin codebase to ensure quality, security, and architectural integrity.
• Design and execute the roadmap to transition development to an in-house team.
• Partner with HR to recruit, interview, and mentor engineers.
• Lead the design of complex integrations, focusing on payment gateway implementations.
• Evaluate and implement a cross-platform strategy for development speed and app performance.
• Manage the rollout process on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Track mobile trends and contribute to the overall mobile strategy.
• Ensure overall quality assurance of the end product.
• Advise on UX/UI design.

Skills

Expert Android/Kotlin Knowledge

Dual-Platform Shipping

Integration Expertise

Strategic Leadership

Cross-Platform Proficiency

DevOps

AWS

Job description

Overview

Lead Mobile Solution Architect to take full ownership of our clients consumer mobile ecosystem. The mission is to oversee the current delivery, evaluate the existing code, and lead the strategic transition to anin-house engineering team from vendor managed. As the technical anchor, you will design the next generation of our mobile platform, shifting toward a modern cross-platform framework (e.g., KMP or Flutter) and ensuring robust integration with our backend services and payment gateways.

What you'll do

• Technical Oversight & Audit: Deep-dive into the current Kotlin codebase to ensure quality, security, and architectural integrity. You are the final "gatekeeper" for all code merged by the vendor.
• Transition Leadership: Design and execute the roadmap to move development from the vendor to an in-house team without disrupting the consumer experience.
• In-House Team Building: Partner with HR to recruit, interview, and mentor a high-performing team of mobile and backend-integration engineers.
• Architecture & Integration: Lead the design of complex integrations, specifically focusing on secure payment gateway implementations and seamless API communication with our backend.
• Cross-Platform Strategy: Evaluate and implement a cross-platform strategy that balances development speed with the high performance required for a consumer-facing app.
• Release Management: Manage the end-to-end rollout process on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Thought Leadership: Tracking the over mobile trends in the market and contributing to the overall mobile strategy with the insights from this research
• Quality Assurance: Overall quality assurance of end product.
• Engage on UX/Accessibility of the ongoing product: Advise on UX/UI design.

Your Expertise

• Expert Android/Kotlin Knowledge: You must be able to read, write, and critique Kotlin at an expert level.
• Dual-Platform Shipping: Proven experience launching and maintaining successful apps on both iOS and Android.
• Integration Expertise: Deep experience with RESTful APIs and third-party Payment SDKs.
• Strategic Leadership: Experience managing external vendors and a clear vision of how to build an engineering culture from the ground up.
• Cross-Platform Proficiency: Hands-on experience with (or a strong architectural case for) frameworks like Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), Flutter, or React Native.
• DevOps: Experience with Azure DevOps builds and automated pipelines.
• AWS