Senior Mobile Engineer

Explore Group; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Explore Group is partnering with a fast-growing consumer technology business to transform its Digital & Technology function. We are hiring a Senior Mobile Engineer to build and evolve a mobile platform using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for Android and iOS with shared modules.

The role focuses on scalable mobile development, architecture, and performance optimization, while collaborating closely with cross-functional Product and Engineering teams in a hybrid Cape Town setup.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience within mobile software engineering.
• Strong experience building and scaling production mobile applications.
• Experience with cross-platform mobile environments, ideally using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, modularisation, and maintainable software design.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with backend APIs and third-party platforms.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, networking, and mobile performance optimisation.
• Experience contributing to automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional Product and Engineering teams.
• Experience contributing within Agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve mobile platform using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
• Build scalable mobile applications for Android and iOS with shared modules.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.

Skills

Kotlin

Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)

Mobile architecture

REST APIs

CI/CD

Agile

Cross-functional collaboration

Debugging

Tools

Git

Job description

Senior Mobile Engineer – Kotlin Multiplatform / KMP – Cape Town (Hybrid) – Digital Transformation & Consumer Technology

Explore Group have partnered with an exciting and fast-growing consumer technology business to support their continued investment across their Digital & Technology function. The organisation is undergoing a large-scale digital transformation focused on building scalable mobile products and connected digital experiences across international markets.

The Role:

My client is looking to hire a Senior Mobile Engineer to support the development and evolution of their mobile platform using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building scalable mobile applications across Android and iOS using shared cross-platform modules.

Responsibilities / Requirements:

• 6+ years’ experience within mobile software engineering
• Strong experience building and scaling production mobile applications
• Experience working within cross-platform mobile environments, ideally using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, modularisation, and maintainable software design
• Experience integrating mobile applications with backend APIs and third-party platforms
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, networking, and mobile performance optimisation
• Experience contributing to automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Comfortable working closely with cross-functional Product and Engineering teams
• Experience contributing within Agile delivery environments

Nice to Have:

• Commercial experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)
• Experience delivering across both Android and iOS environments