Position: Head of engineering (iOS / Android)
Company: Devlight
Experience required: 3y
Category: Lead
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-07-01T00:00:00+03:00

In parallel, we are working on our digital product and setting up our own venture studio by the end of the year to enter new markets and new opportunities. Our long-term vision is to exit from outsourcing in 4-5 years by selling the company and fully diving into product development and VC business. 

Our goal 
We are looking for a Mobile Engineering team lead to execute our tech strategy. You'll be responsible for leading the team in developing the architecture of our apps, building and tracking the schedule, and driving QA. It could be a great partnership if you have a big passion for personal, team, and industry growth.

Challenges you'll meet: 


• Continue scaling the Mobile engineering team
• Coach engineers on the team, helping them advance in their careers
• Help drive engineering-wide initiatives with the rest of the engineering management
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within deadlines
• Participate in release planning, sprint planning, and conflict resolution within or between teams
• Resource planning for specific projects
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Manage individual team member performance and career growth
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Take part in the recruitment and assessment process

Your professional qualities: 
• 5+ years of experience in engineering, with 2,5+ in a management role
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and can grasp technical concepts quickly.
• Building, shipping, and maintaining commercial iOS/Android applications. You may be more experienced on one platform versus the other, that's fine
• Firm understanding of the mobile ecosystem and the challenges of building Mobile platforms
• A strong track record of building and leading product engineering teams
• Solid technical judgment on engineering architecture and product decisions
• Experience in managing delivery processes before
• Experience with automated testing and other product reliability techniques
• Keen UX/UI skills and experience working with UI/UX designers

Nice to have: 
• Backend lead experience
• Project Manager experience

We offer:
• professional growth — training, free English classes, books, etc.;
• flexibility in your working hours;
• office / remote work balance;
• paid vacation (20 working days);
• mental health program;
• accounting / legal support;
• Devlight will cover up to ~1000$/year for your education, including educational fund, bonuses for conducting events, articles, and video production, etc.;
• MacBook Pro for work needs
• medical insurance