Remote Principal Mobile Architect (iOS & Android)

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Remote-first culture

Home office allowance

Health insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Mobile Application Developer to lead the mobile team in a fully remote role across South Africa. You will architect, develop, and deploy native iOS and Android apps, guiding technical direction and mentoring junior developers to ensure top-tier user experiences.

You will drive best practices, oversee testing strategies, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to shape the product roadmap in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional mobile development in iOS and Android.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of native iOS and Android apps.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

Kotlin

Java

MVVM

VIPER

UI/UX design

RESTful APIs

Unit testing

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Mobile Application Developer to lead the mobile team in a fully remote role across South Africa. You will architect, develop, and deploy native iOS and Android apps, guiding technical direction and mentoring junior developers to ensure top-tier user experiences.

You will drive best practices, oversee testing strategies, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to shape the product roadmap in a fast-paced startup environment.