Lead Mobile Engineer, Cape

• 5+ years of experience with Android development, 2+ years of experience with iOS development
• Proficiency in Swift
• Proficiency in Kotlin
• Strong foundational understanding of background and asynchronous processing in Android using Kotlin coroutines
• Strong foundational understanding of the Android ecosystem (Architecture, Lifecycle, Services, etc)
• Experience with modern Android libraries & frameworks such as Compose, Room, Hilt, and Kotlin DSL
• Engineering Management: 2+ years of experience managing mobile engineering teams, with a strong focus on coaching, performance management, and team development
• Mobile Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with Android (Kotlin/Java) development, and some expertise with iOS (Swift/Objective-C). The ability to both provide technical guidance and execute across both platforms is a requirement
• Hiring & Team Building: Proven ability to attract, assess, and retain top engineering talent; experience onboarding and developing junior engineers
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align technical decisions with business goals, balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability
• Delivery Focused: Strong technical skills; able to break down complex initiatives, set clear priorities, delegate when necessary, and deliver on time
• Collaborative: Excellent communication skills, comfortable working across functions and levels, from engineers to executives
• Security & Privacy Mindset: Familiar with cryptographic systems and designing privacy conscious solutions

Desirable

• As a member of our team, you will collaborate seamlessly with our diverse group of talented engineers and other team members, enjoying dynamic interactions with colleagues from across the organization
• As Lead Mobile Engineer at Cape, you will lead and grow our mobile engineering team, overseeing the development of our iOS and Android applications
• You will balance technical leadership with people management, ensuring the team is engaged and motivated, well-supported, and consistently delivering secure, high-quality mobile features on time
• Your mission: drive our mobile strategy, nurture a strong engineering culture, and scale our mobile capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our users and business
• This role will work in close partnership with other Engineering leaders and Product
• This role reports to our Head of Product Engineering, Stephen Dowhy
• Team Leadership & Growth: Manage a team of 5 mobile engineers (including a new grad), fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance environment. Provide regular feedback, mentorship, and career development support
• Hiring & Scaling: Own the hiring process for mobile engineers, building a diverse and skilled team as we grow. Define and refine team structure and responsibilities
• Technical Strategy & Execution: Define the technical direction for our mobile platforms, ensuring architectural integrity, code quality, and scalability across iOS and Android
• Product Delivery Ownership: Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of mobile features and products in collaboration with Product, Design, and Backend teams. Ensure timelines are met without compromising quality
• Performance & Reliability: Ensure our mobile apps are performant, secure, and user-friendly, with robust monitoring, testing, and release processes in place
• Cross-Platform Consistency: Maintain a unified product experience across iOS and Android, while respecting platform-specific best practices
• Process Leadership: Continuously improve team workflows, from sprint planning to code reviews and retrospectives, fostering a culture of learning and iteration