Mobile App Architect
United Kingdom - Bristol
Posted: 30/11/2023
Salary: £70K to £80K per Year
ID: 33452_BH
Bristol Based | Hybrid | 2 days per week based in office
Salary: £70,000 to £80,000
Are you an experienced Mobile Architect? Do you have a passion for building innovative apps in IOS or Android? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mobile Architect to join a leading digital services business within the financial sector. Join our clients' growing development team as they develop a market-leading project.
Our client is a Europe leading, digital service and software company generating end-to-end solutions. Recognised for utilising technology, to deliver lasting solutions that integrate with the world to assist in moving forward in the digital landscape.
The Role
As a Mobile Architect, your primary role will involve working alongside the pre-established team to develop a new Mobile App. You will take a crucial role in the decision-making process for the implementation and design of the Mobile App. Liaising with key stakeholders within the business in a technical and non-technical manner, whilst also assisting other developers in developing the code base.
What you will be doing:
- Spearhead the formulation of a robust Design Team setting the gold standard in crafting mobile solutions.
- Continuously enhance internal standards by staying abreast of best practices and emerging technologies, adapting approaches as needed.
- Define and enforce a predictable update cadence across utilised technologies.
- Lead and mentor a team of mobile engineers, ensuring adherence to defined standards.
- Validate high-level design decisions, guaranteeing alignment with established principles, either directly or through collaboration with the architecture team.
- Institute and uphold quality gates for teams, ensuring a baseline design and implementation standard is met while addressing technical debt.
- Develop and maintain essential tooling and foundational components for mobile engineering teams, fostering compliance with design and implementation standards.
The Ideal Candidate:
As a Mobile Architect, you'll thrive within a collaborative and adaptable environment, excelling in various programming languages (such as Swift, Objective-CI, and JavaScript). Driving efficient workflows within a Fintech setting, leveraging cloud-based technologies and best cybersecurity practices.
Ideally, your skills and experience will include:
- Expert problem-solver with strong analytical skills.
- Proficient in iOS and Android development, utilizing diverse build tools.
- Technical prowess in multiple languages (Swift, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript, Objective-C), adaptable to new tools.
- Solid grasp of computer science fundamentals and modern design patterns.
- Specialized in security, compliance, and authentication (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect).
- Cloud technology proficiency, particularly AWS, for building scalable systems.
- Strategic thinker, making pragmatic trade-offs, anticipating architectural changes, and prioritizing effectively.