Principal Mobile Engineer (iOS OR Android)

Role Description

Damia Group is an international tech recruitment agency with 3 decades of experience. Our arrival in Portugal, 7 years later, was set on a mission to transform IT recruitment experiences and, through them, achieve better results. We believe in long-term relationships with a transparent and relaxed mindset. In a short period, we have reached the hearts of both scale-ups and larger organisations by delivering spot-on curated candidate shortlists, increased job offer acceptance rates and shorter time-to-fill.

About the role/What you'll do:

The Principal Engineer will be central to building world-class systems, taking ownership of technical leadership across codebases and influencing key architectural decisions.

Responsibilities:

- As a Principal Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of building world-class systems.

- You will be responsible for contributing to and helping shape the technical direction of the department, while helping us deliver on the technical aspects of their departmental vision.

- Set and maintain the long-term technical strategy in collaboration with team members, and lead critical architectural decisions across the codebase in partnership with senior leadership.

- Provide technical leadership across entire codebases, acting as a subject matter expert and key decision maker for architecture, scalability, and system reliability.

- Define strategic technical direction and develop actionable plans to improve KPIs.

- Shape the engineering culture and establish technical standards that promote consistency, reusability, and high-quality development practices across the organisation.

- Making good decisions about when to invest in building solutions themselves, when to buy off-the-shelf and when to partner with 3rd parties.

- Mentoring other software engineers on best practice and contribute to the development of others.

- Raise the bar of the code quality and testing of the teams you work with to ensure the best possible journeys for their business and customers.

- Lead platform-level and strategic technical innovation efforts, evaluating and integrating emerging technologies that drive long-term value in collaboration with senior leadership.

Main Requirements

Requirements:

- Experience and strong ability in Swift or Android.

- Ability to make good technical decisions and to convince others as to the merits and reasons for those decision.

- Demonstrable track record in the design and delivery of leading-edge strategic business solutions from concept through implementation.

- You should display a high understanding of application design and architecture and have proven leadership skills.

- Balancing the ability to get the job done and maintaining a high-quality bar.

- Have mentored other team members and committed to helping them improve.

- An enthusiasm and aptitude for learning new skills and practices, constantly keeping up with the latest developments in the relevant field.

- Demonstrates exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, working with business and technical stakeholders.

Benefits & Perks:

- Competitive Rewards: Above market salary, yearly bonus, and access to a share-save plan.

- Work-Life Flexibility: Embrace a hybrid working model and enjoy flexible holidays.

- Employee Benefits Plan: Access a wide range of benefits that are designed and tailored to your everyday needs.

- Health and Well-Being: Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family.

- Continuous Learning: Access learning and development opportunities and an additional budget that you can use for education and professional training.

- Tech Perks: Mobile phone with a data plan, and access to several partnerships and discounts.

- Entertainment Goodies: Enjoy the best of entertainment with a complimentary subscription.

- Referral Rewards: Participate in our employee referral program and reap the rewards.