Mobile Engineering Lead (Flutter)

TL;DR

Mobile Engineering Lead (Flutter): Leading the mobile engineering team to build a platform for frontline crimefighters with an accent on strategic direction, organizational complexity, and architectural evolution. Focus on establishing sustainable collaboration patterns, reducing dependencies across product streams, and integrating AI tools to accelerate development.

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Salary: $145,000 - $175,000

Company

hirify.global empowers the retail industry to tackle theft and Organised Retail Crime globally using technology to connect people and intelligence.

What you will do

• Lead the mobile engineering team by creating clarity, distributing authority, and mentoring engineers.
• Balance hands-on development with strategic leadership and high-level architectural guidance.
• Partner with product and design to shape mobile solutions and communicate technical tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Facilitate sustainable planning and estimation practices to ensure consistent delivery.
• Manage organizational complexity by prioritizing work for a specialized team that other product streams depend on.
• Champion continuous improvement in deployment automation, testing strategies, and documentation.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in Flutter or Native (Android/iOS) development with a deep focus on API design strategy.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and managing performance.
• Ability to distill complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic mindset for managing competing priorities and maintaining long-term technical health.
• Interest or experience in leveraging AI tools (LLMs) as force multipliers for engineering workflows.
• Strong commitment to product quality, reliability, scalability, and security.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee share scheme for ownership in the company.
• Flexible work-life blend with shorter work weeks (Friday afternoons off).
• 100% covered individual health insurance plan.
• Focus on wellness with Wellness Days and paid expert health sessions.
• Comprehensive family-friendly parental leave and baby bonus.
• Support for personal growth through courses, conferences, and events.