Mobile Engineering Manager

Job Description

Mobile Engineering Manager | £430/day Inside IR35 | London (3 days onsite)

I'm working with a global engineering consultancy that needs a hands-on Senior Engineering Manager to lead the team building the next generation of iOS and Android travel apps for a major global consumer brand.

It's a proper player-coach role: you'd still be shipping code in Swift or Kotlin, while shaping and growing a high-performing team around you.

The opportunity:

This is a 12-month initial contract at the heart of a large travel products group. You'd own how the mobile team delivers, set the engineering bar, and keep multiple teams pulling in the same direction so customers get one seamless experience.

What you'll be doing:

Designing, building and shipping production features hands-on in Swift/iOS or Kotlin/Android

Shaping mobile architecture and owning standards for code quality, testing, performance and reliability

Leading, coaching and growing a team of engineers, giving clear direction and real ownership

Owning delivery against the roadmap, spotting risks and dependencies early and clearing blockers

Keeping frequent, reliable releases flowing to the App Store and Google Play

What you'll bring:

Deep, current hands-on experience with iOS/Swift and/or Android/Kotlin

Multiple production apps launched and run through the App Store and/or Google Play

Experience leading and developing engineers at different levels, ideally teams of 10-20+

A track record delivering complex initiatives across multiple teams, influencing senior stakeholders along the way

Strong modern mobile practice: automated testing, CI/CD, observability and production reliability

The package:

£430 per day, Inside IR35 via umbrella

London, 3 days a week onsite

12-month initial contract