Senior Mobile Platform Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Mobile Platform Engineer in Stellenbosch. You will design and build mobile platforms across Android and iOS, leverage cross‑platform tech, and drive secure, scalable client-server architectures.

You will mentor peers, contribute to architecture documentation, and collaborate in an agile team to deliver robust apps and testable solutions while embracing ambiguity and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Android development with Java/Kotlin and Android platform knowledge.
• iOS development with Objective-C/Swift and iOS platform knowledge.
• Experience with cross‑platform technologies (React Native, Flutter).
• Experience with client‑server architectures.
• Experience building and distributing apps for pre-release testing and app stores.
• Proficient debugging with various tools to fix defects and memory leaks.
• Networking experience (REST, gRPC, WebSockets).
• Familiar with Cordova and Kendo for porting.
• Strong version control and branching strategies.
• Experience with Huawei HMS ecosystem.
• Design for testability; architecture and documentation skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, mentoring, and teamwork.

Skills

Android Java/Kotlin

iOS Objective-C/Swift

Cross-platform React Native

Flutter

Client-server architecture

App distribution

Debugging tools

Networking REST/gRPC/WebSockets

Cordova

Kendo

NodeJS

AWS backend

App security

Cryptography basics

Version control

Huawei HMS

Testability design

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Teamwork/mentoring

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Grade 12 / matric

Higher Diploma in IT Engineering

Relevant IT qualification

Tools

Cordova

Kendo

AWS

Job description

About the job Senior Mobile Platform Engineer

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• Higher Diploma in Information Technology - IT Engineering or Information Technology - Computer Science
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Android: Java, Kotlin, Gradle and the knowledge of the Android platform
• iOS: Objective C, Swift and knowledge of the iOS platform
• Architecture and development experience in cross platform technologies e.g. React Native, Flutter
• Experience building client-server architectures
• All aspects of app distribution: Building and distributing for pre-release testing and publishing to app stores.
• Debugging: Using all the available tools to find and eliminate all kinds of defects including race conditions and memory leaks
• Networking: Including REST, gRPC, WebSockets
• Cordova: This is on the way out but relevant for porting to the new platform
• Kendo: This is on the way out but relevant for porting to the new platform
• NodeJS
• Amazon Web Services used extensively on our backend
• Securing mobile apps: App hardening, biometric authentication, preventing, security architecture, combatting fraud
• Cryptography good understanding of applying cryptographic techniques in applications to secure data and communications
• Version control system good understanding and experience managing codebases with branching strategies for feature development and hot-fixes
• Working with the Huawei HMS ecosystem
• Designing and building for testability
• Design and architecture documentation skills: Writing good wiki articles, communication architecture through agile modeling
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Creative and analytical problem solving
• Embracing ambiguity and partial information
• Developing and mentoring peers
• Working in a team environment and continually improving processes over time in this context