Head of Mobile Engineering (London)

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We''re looking for an experienced software engineer to lead the team building flagship mobile apps that is transforming how people control and share their data.About usSince its launch in 2018, Gener8 has been at the forefront of the open data movement: the belief that people should be able to control and be rewarded from their own data. Gener8''s consumer products include a web browser, browser extension, IOS and Android apps. Our products enable people to transparently and willingly share their data with Gener8, whilst preserving their privacy, so that we can create value from it for them.We are growing fast. With tens of thousands new app downloads every month. Every month our desktop browser racks up the equivalent of 250 yrs in time spent browsing on it. As you can imagine, we have huge amounts of proprietary data which we can create value from.Gener8 was named ''Disruptor of the year'' in 2022 by the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Our investors include 3 Dragons from BBC''s Dragon''s Den as well as personalities such as the rap star Tinie Tempah, former football manager Harry Redknapp and cricketer Chris Gayle to name a few. In 2023 we met with the Prime Minister at Downing street and were invited to become a member of the Government''s new Smart Data Council, shaping the future of data legislation in the UK. We also regularly engage with European legislators on the Digital Markets Act which empowers users to control and earn from their data.This role is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing business that is forging a new category - Personal Information Management Systems (PIMS) - with multi billion potential.About the roleYou''ll lead the team responsible for major new features in our flagship Android and iOS apps which helps users better understand their relationship with data and how they can be rewarded from it. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to make a big impact in a rapidly growing business for a completely new category of product.Working with our existing mobile engineering team, you''ll be actively driving technical discussions, API designs, and app architecture and being hands-on delivering features from end-to-end as we iterate rapidly to delight our customers with new features.Our Android app is completely written in Kotlin. All new features are built using Compose, with any existing XML layouts gradually being replaced with Compose as well. It uses coroutines for threading and is heavily modularised, each feature having it''s own dedicated module. There''s a combination of unit, UI and Integration tests on the project, especially on newer features.We''re starting to use Kotlin Multiplatform to share code with our iOS app, which is already using Swift, with SwiftUI.RequirementsThis is the right opportunity for you if you have:2+ years leading a team of engineers5+ years commercial experience with Android developmentStrong grasp of the Kotlin languageExperience using Kotlin Coroutines and FlowsExperience with automated testing and continuous deliveryAbility to describe solutions and their architectural tradeoffsExcellent verbal and written English communication skillsBenefitsPart of a fast growing company where you will have real responsibility and autonomyYour choice of computer hardwareAnnual training and conference budgetRegular team days outThis is your chance to work on a meaningful product that can impact millions of ..... full job details .....