Senior Mobile Engineer

About almentor: almentor is a cutting-edge online video marketplace for e-learning and professional business development throughout the Middle East and Africa. Offering video courses in Arabic and English, we curate top-rated training programs of expert-created content and guided curriculum with interactive delivery.

Our Mission: 🚀 almentor is on a mission to increase accessibility to affordable quality education for Arabic-speaking communities.

Role Overview: We are looking for a Senior Mobile Engineer to lead the entire mobile efforts for our mobile apps. In this role you will play a crucial role in driving the success of our mobile development efforts. The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of both hands-on technical expertise and effective leadership in managing and mentoring teammates. 

You will work with the tech, product, and UI/UX teams to bridge the gap between design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the mobile application looks as well as how it works. You will work with our team of talented engineers to build our mobile application. Your primary focus will be the development of our application and its integrations. 

You will be in charge of: 

• Performing full life-cycle mobile application development by writing great code using Flutter 
• Working closely with our stakeholders (product managers, designers, other leads) in planning and executing sprints to ensure successful delivery of sprint goals 
• Building pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms 
• Maintaining code and writing test cases to ensure the product is of the highest quality 
• Troubleshooting and debugging to optimize performance 
• Monitoring and analyzing app feedback to identify opportunities for product improvements 

The ideal candidate will have 

• 5+ years of experience in Mobile Development, minimum 2 of which in leading a team 
• Solid track record of building an app for > 100K+ downloads 
• Strong background in developing apps using Flutter 
• Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App Store or the Play Store 
• Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude 
• Familiarity with the current state of the ecosystem for development, testing, debugging, and performance benchmarking 
• Good native background in either Android or iOS is a plus, but not required 
• Very good command of both written and spoken English 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred, but not required