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Lead Mobile Developer
Hippo Digital Limited
- Leeds, England, United Kingdom
- Leeds, England, United Kingdom
About
Lead Mobile Developer
to support in our mission. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact.
As a
Lead Mobile Developer
at Hippo Digital, you will be a key technical leader, responsible for the design, governance, and delivery of innovative, scalable, and secure mobile applications. This is a hands‑on role where you will be embedded within project teams, leading mobile strategy and mentoring engineers, while also engaging directly with client stakeholders. You will translate complex business needs into clear, actionable mobile roadmaps and ensure the successful implementation of the high‑performance applications you architect.
Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well‑engineered ecosystems. We leverage deep platform insights and continuous innovation to deliver world‑class outcomes for our customers. The
Lead Mobile Developer
will be a key player in this mission.
Your Role in a Nutshell
Lead the technical design and delivery of mobile solutions on client projects, ensuring they are robust, performant, and aligned with modern mobile‑first business objectives.
Work hands‑on to define and implement mobile architectural patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture), choosing the right tools, whether native or cross‑platform, for the job.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and mid‑level Engineers, fostering a culture of high‑quality code reviews and continuous learning in the mobile space.
Collaborate with clients and UX/UI designers to understand user challenges and translate complex requirements into seamless mobile technical architectures.
Ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices in areas such as mobile security, offline capability, accessibility (WCAG), and App Store/Play Store compliance.
Support the development of proposals and bids, articulating our technical approach to mobile‑led digital transformation to potential clients.
Represent Hippo Digital’s technical excellence in client meetings, mobile workshops, and discovery phases.
Skills and experience that you need
Extensive experience as a Lead or Senior Mobile Engineer, with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex, consumer‑facing mobile applications.
Deep hands‑on expertise in Native Development, specifically with Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android), with a strong understanding of their respective SDKs and ecosystems.
Proficiency in Cross‑Platform Frameworks, specifically Flutter (Dart), including state management (Bloc, Provider, or Riverpod) and platform channels.
Solid understanding of modern mobile architecture patterns, modularisation and mobile‑specific CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bitrise, Fastlane, or GitHub Actions).
Experience with mobile‑centric integration, including RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Firebase services, and local data persistence (Room, CoreData, or SQLite).
Strong grasp of the mobile release lifecycle, including automated testing (Unit, UI, and Integration) and managing beta distribution via TestFlight or App Center.
What makes us great As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:
Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
Critical illness cover
Life assurance and death in service cover
Volunteer days
Cycle‑to‑work scheme for the avid cyclists
Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
Season ticket loans
Financial and general wellbeing sessions
Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
private health cover
private dental cover
additional company pension contributions
additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
wellbeing contribution
charity contributions
tree planting
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio‑economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive.
We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.
Hi, we’re Hippo.
At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data‑informed evidence, human‑centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes.
We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human‑centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world.
Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. If you're looking for a digital services partner that can deliver real results, let us help you build for the future and make a lasting impact.
Hippo locations We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices which will be your contracted office location. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on‑site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel. Plus, we offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8k (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one.
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Languages
- English
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