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Mobile Lead Engineer at PhonePe — Mumbai

Experience7–11 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
Work modeonsite
Levelexecutive
Posted2 Sept 2026

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About PhonePe

PhonePe is hiring in Mumbai in financial services. This role looks for around 7+ years of experience.

Skills

native Android
native iOS
Mobile architecture
REST
GraphQL
Cloud services
Mobile testing frameworks
Automated testing
CI/CD pipelines
Build automation
App store release processes
Crash reporting
Performance monitoring
Analytics tools
Git
Jira
Confluence
Agile
AI-assisted development

The role

A mobile app developer at a financial technology company designs native Android and native iOS applications, shaping mobile architecture and integrating REST and GraphQL. This person also owns mobile CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and app observability while mentoring engineers and delivering secure, performant experiences.

Full job description

Responsibilities:

Lead the design and development of native Android and iOS applications, ensuring they are scalable, performant, secure, and well-architected.

Provide technical leadership to the squad, guiding decisions on mobile architecture, frameworks, libraries, and best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and security.

Remain highly hands-on, spending most of your time writing and reviewing mobile code, and ensuring high-quality, maintainable applications.

Collaborate closely with backend engineers to design and consume APIs that support robust and efficient mobile experiences.

Mentor and coach mobile engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, strong ownership, and technical excellence.

Own mobile build, release, and deployment processes, including CI/CD pipelines and app store submissions for Google Play and Apple App Store.

Champion automated testing, app stability, observability, and the responsible use of AI to improve developer productivity and software quality.

Requirements:

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on mobile application development.

Strong experience building native Android and native iOS applications, with a deep understanding of modern mobile architectures and best practices.

Previous experience as a Lead Engineer, Tech Lead, or Senior Mobile Engineer leading a small team.

Proven experience integrating AI-assisted development tools and techniques into everyday workflows (e. g., code generation, testing, debugging, performance analysis, or automation).

Hands-on experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) and cloud-based services.

Strong focus on testing and quality, with experience using mobile testing frameworks and automated testing approaches.

Experience owning mobile CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and app store release processes.

An observability mindset, with experience using crash reporting, performance monitoring, and analytics tools to improve app reliability.

Comfortable working with Git, Jira, Confluence, and modern agile engineering workflows.

Proven ability to mentor engineers, review code and designs, and balance pragmatism with mobile engineering excellence.