Lead Mobile Engineer - Android
LHV Bank
- Leeds, England, United Kingdom
- Leeds, England, United Kingdom
About
Responsibilities
Provide technical and people leadership within the Mobile engineering group, with a primary focus on one mobile platform while maintaining strong cross-platform collaboration.
Line manage a group of Mobile Engineers, supporting their performance, development, and career progression.
Lead the delivery of high-quality mobile applications across iOS and Android, ensuring reliability, security, and excellent user experience.
Share ownership of the mobile engineering roadmap, working closely with the other Mobile Lead to align platform decisions and priorities.
Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and backend engineering teams to plan and deliver features aligned with business and customer needs.
Drive best practices in mobile engineering, including architecture, testing, CI/CD, release processes, and operational excellence.
Ensure mobile applications meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements appropriate to a banking environment.
Mentor and coach engineers through regular feedback, code reviews, and hands-on technical guidance.
Contribute to hiring activities, onboarding, and the ongoing growth of the Mobile engineering capability.
Act as a role model for LHV's engineering culture, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Skills and Experience
Demonstrable experience in a lead or senior mobile engineering role, including line management responsibilities.
Strong hands-on experience with either Android (Kotlin) or iOS (Swift), with the ability to collaborate effectively across both platforms.
Solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns, performance optimisation, and secure mobile development.
Experience working with cloud-based backend services, ideally within an AWS environment.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and agile delivery practices.
Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and balance delivery with people development.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.
A user-centred mindset and a pragmatic approach to solving complex problems.
Company & Benefits LHV Bank Limited is a UK-licensed bank operating across three core business segments: Retail Banking, SME Lending, and Banking Services (BaaS). The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of LHV Group, a listed financial services provider headquartered in Estonia. LHV Bank operates under a full UK banking licence granted in May 2023. The Bank supports over 200 fintech clients with embedded financial infrastructure, provides retail savings products via digital channels, and offers SME credit solutions across the UK. In line with its regulatory responsibilities and growth ambitions, LHV Bank is committed to maintaining a robust and proportionate financial crime control environment. Expanding our services, LHV Bank now provides personal banking solutions. Our offerings include current accounts with competitive interest rates, fixed-rate bonds for long-term savings, and debit cards. Customers can conveniently access these services through the LHV App, enabling secure account opening and access to services through digital channels.
Career Progression: This role provides a clear pathway toward Engineering Management at LHV Bank. Lead Mobile Engineers are expected to grow both their technical leadership and people-management capabilities, with opportunities to take on broader scope and responsibility over time.
Benefits Some of our benefits include competitive salary, hybrid working, open and inclusive culture, strong health and wellbeing provisions, generous pension contribution, life assurance, income protection, 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, family-friendly policies, and discounts. Additional information on holidays and observances is provided to support personal, cultural, or religious needs. Access to a wide range of retail discounts and social activities is also available.
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Languages
- English
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