Lead Mobile Developer

Company overview

Our product started as a side project in 2014 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Haifa District. Two developers, a designer and a support lead make up most of the company, so everyone touches the product. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Lead Mobile Developer. Our field staff rely on the app offline for most of the day. This role will help make that experience faster and more reliable. Our team is spread across 6 countries. Headquarters is in Haifa. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

Job duties

• Handle deep links, permission prompts and OS version upgrades.
• Write unit tests with XCTest or JUnit and UI tests with XCUITest or Espresso.
• Coordinate with QA on regression testing before each release.
• Build features in Swift and SwiftUI for iOS, or Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for Android.
• Profile memory, battery and startup time with Instruments and Android Studio Profiler.
• Maintain React Native or Flutter code where the app shares a codebase.
• Manage App Store Connect and Google Play Console releases, including phased rollouts.
• Add push notifications through APNs and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

About you

• 7+ years of professional iOS or Android development.
• Strong Swift or Kotlin skills.
• Familiarity with mobile release processes, code signing and provisioning profiles.
• Comfort working with REST APIs and JSON.

Preferred

• Feature flagging with LaunchDarkly or Firebase Remote Config.
• Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Background with Bluetooth, maps or camera-heavy apps.

Why work with us

Salary range: $46.00 - $51.50/hr

• Long-term engagement.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Arava Digital.