Senior Mobile Engineer (iOS & Android)

September 29, 2026

Remote

Senior

Dubai

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Description

A Dubai-based technology company builds business, news and social media applications for users across the GCC and is growing a senior mobile team. The engineer will own the real-time side of the products on both iOS and Android: messaging and chat, live feeds, presence, notifications and in-app communication. The role covers setting the mobile real-time architecture, building the core once and making it feel native on each platform.

Responsibilities

Own the mobile architecture for iOS and Android, including the shared real-time core used across business, news and social apps
Build the connection layer with WebSocket or XMPP: reconnect, message ordering, delivery and read receipts, presence, typing and live feed updates
Deliver offline-first storage and sync on both platforms
Implement notifications and calls: APNs, PushKit, CallKit on iOS; FCM, WorkManager, ConnectionService on Android
Write native platform code where cross-platform falls short, such as background tasks, notification extensions, audio and video
Drive performance, stability and security including E2EE support and secure storage to production-scale standards
Ship to both stores, run CI/CD, mentor developers and review code

Requirements

6+ years of mobile development with production apps shipped on both the App Store and Google Play
Proven depth in native iOS (Swift) and native Android (Kotlin)
Senior Flutter, React Native or Kotlin Multiplatform with hands-on native modules on both platforms
Hands-on experience building real-time features, with instant messaging or chat apps strongly preferred
Working knowledge of XMPP or an equivalent real-time protocol such as WebSocket or MQTT
Strong background in offline-first data, push notifications and background execution on both platforms
Understanding of Erlang-based messaging servers like ejabberd or MongooseIM, no Erlang coding required
Knowledge of end-to-end encryption with the Signal protocol and WebRTC calls
Experience with news or social media apps, Arabic or RTL UI, Flutter

Conditions

Competitive package based on experience, plus UAE employment visa
Ownership of the real-time layer across multiple live products with a senior team

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