Mobile Engineer • Lead

Who you are

You have extensive experience in native app development, particularly with iOS and/or Android platforms — your expertise allows you to contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering world-class applications. You understand the nuances of mobile development and are adept at balancing craft, quality, and pace in your work. Your collaborative spirit shines through as you guide your team with clear thinking and practical advice, ensuring that everyone is aligned and working towards common goals.

You thrive in an agile environment, where you can define the work needed to implement solutions and assess feasibility and delivery impact — your ability to estimate accurately and report progress clearly helps keep projects on track. You take pride in producing high-quality code that is not only performant but also reliable and maintainable, setting a high standard for your peers.

Your partnership with Experience Design is crucial, as you work together to deliver high-fidelity, platform-appropriate user interfaces that meet client requirements — you understand that a great user experience is key to the success of any application. You are also skilled at integrating with external systems and APIs, optimizing app performance, and debugging confidently when issues arise.

You are committed to continuous learning and growth, both personally and professionally — you appreciate the innovative and inclusive culture at AKQA, where you are surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry. You value work-life balance and are excited about the hybrid work model that allows you to thrive both in-studio and while working from home.

Desirable

Experience with additional mobile frameworks or tools is a plus, as is familiarity with cloud services that enhance mobile app functionality. You are open to exploring new technologies and methodologies that can improve the development process and the final product.

What you'll do

As a Lead Native App Developer at AKQA, you will be responsible for delivering native mobile development end-to-end across the full app life cycle — from initial concept through to deployment and ongoing support. You will define the work needed to implement solutions, ensuring that your team understands the feasibility and delivery impact of each task. Your role will involve estimating project timelines accurately and reporting progress clearly to stakeholders.

You will produce high-quality code that meets performance, reliability, and maintainability standards — your attention to detail will help ensure that the applications you develop are robust and user-friendly. Collaborating closely with the Experience Design team, you will deliver high-fidelity, platform-appropriate user interfaces that align with client requirements and enhance user satisfaction.

Integrating with external systems and APIs will be a key part of your responsibilities, as will optimizing app performance to ensure a seamless user experience. You will also be tasked with debugging issues as they arise, providing clear explanations and solutions to your team and stakeholders.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and innovative culture within your team — your leadership will help guide junior developers and encourage a spirit of continuous improvement and learning. You will have the opportunity to mentor others, sharing your knowledge and expertise to help them grow in their careers.

What we offer

At AKQA, we are committed to your career growth and work-life balance — our hybrid in-studio and work-from-home model supports flexibility and allows you to thrive in a way that suits you best. You will have access to ongoing personal and professional development opportunities, ensuring that you can continue to learn and grow in your role.

We believe in fostering a culture of respect and inclusivity, where everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. You will be part of a team that values innovation and creativity, working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Join us at AKQA and be part of a team that is dedicated to delivering world-class applications and making a meaningful impact in the technology landscape.