Senior Software Engineering Manager, Mobile​ at Tek Experts

Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. We care about the work we do, the companies we partner with and the customers they serve.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Mobile

Req ID: 16954
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Category: Information Technology

Overview

• We're seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager: Mobile to lead the strategy, design, development, and optimization of the organization’s mobile platforms and applications.
• This role ensures the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing mobile solutions that provide exceptional customer experiences while aligning with enterprise engineering and digital strategy.
• The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills to drive innovation, modernize mobile platforms, and mentor high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the mobile engineering vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise and digital channels strategy.
• Stay ahead of emerging mobile technologies and trends, including cross-platform frameworks, super-app ecosystems, 5G, and AI in mobile.
• Partner with product, enterprise engineering, and architecture teams to deliver scalable mobile-first solutions.
• Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle of mobile applications (iOS, Android, hybrid platforms).
• Ensure delivery of high-performance, secure, and reliable mobile apps supporting millions of users.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including cloud-native mobile backends, micro-frontends, CI/CD for mobile, and containerization.
• Manage app store compliance, versioning, and release cycles.
• Ensure mobile platforms adhere to enterprise security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee mobile observability, crash analytics, and performance monitoring frameworks.
• Align mobile engineering standards with enterprise engineering governance.
• Lead and mentor mobile engineering teams, including managers, senior developers, and QA engineers.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build career paths for mobile engineers and ensure upskilling in modern mobile frameworks and cloud-native practices.
• Collaborate with digital channels, product, design, and customer experience teams to shape mobile journeys.
• Act as the technical authority on mobile platforms, influencing business and technology decisions.
• Represent mobile engineering in executive forums, steering committees, and vendor engagements.

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (mandatory).
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA, MSc in Software/IT) – advantageous.

Experience:

• 10–12 years’ experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years leading mobile engineering teams.
• Proven track record in delivering large-scale mobile apps with high customer adoption (financial services, fintech, e-commerce).
• Experience with native (Swift, Kotlin), cross-platform (Flutter, React Native), and hybrid mobile frameworks.
• Hands-on exposure to mobile CI/CD pipelines, mobile app security, observability, and performance optimization.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and outsourcing partners for mobile engineering delivery.

Preferred Certifications:

• Mobile development certifications (Google Associate Android Developer, Apple iOS Developer Program).
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Agile / SAFe certifications (Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Practitioner).
• DevOps certifications (Kubernetes, CI/CD tools).

Core Skills & Competencies:

• Deep expertise in iOS, Android, and cross-platform development ecosystems.
• Strong knowledge of API integration, cloud backends, and microservices architecture.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and people management skills.
• Strong customer experience and design-thinking orientation.
• Ability to balance speed-to-market with compliance, risk, and scalability.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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