Tech Lead - Mobile Applications
Location: Sheffield
Duration: 31/12/2025
IR35 status: Mandated PAYE
We are heading up a recruitment drive for a global consultancy that require a Tech Lead (Mobile Applications) to join them on a major banking project that's based Sheffield (hybrid).
Role Description:
As a Tech Lead, you'll play a critical role in leading the technical delivery of cutting-edge mobile features, mentoring an ambitious team, and working closely with stakeholders across product, UX, architecture, and DevOps. If you love creating scalable, high-performance apps and are passionate about building great teams and even better products - we want to meet you.
What you'll be doing:
Lead and mentor a talented mobile engineering team, ensuring technical excellence across projects.
Guide architectural design, work prioritisation, and solution development in a collaborative environment.
Drive scalability, performance, usability, and maintainability across our mobile products.
Collaborate across product and engineering teams to design, build, test, and deploy impactful features.
What you'll bring:
8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on native mobile development.
At least 3+ years industry experience of using React Native
Experience leading engineers for at least 1+ years within a mobile development environment.
Deep expertise in React Native and strong working knowledge of Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin
Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, achievable technical outcomes.
Passion for robust, user-friendly mobile applications with high performance and security standards.
A collaborative mindset - you're great at partnering across engineering, product, UX, and beyond.
Strong coaching instincts: you lift others up and build strong, high-trust teams.
A curious, continuous learner who brings new ideas and innovation to the table.
Agile development experience across large-scale software products
Support and coach engineers to grow their skills and confidence, fostering a positive, energising culture.
Be hands-on: code, problem-solve, and innovate in a fast-moving agile environment.