React Native Technical Lead

Job Description

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?
 

About the Role:

• The Mobile Tech Lead will play a critical role in delivering innovation and growth for the Banking Solutions business by taking charge of the technical direction and execution of our mobile banking application.   You will be responsible for technical oversight of a team of engineers, performing code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and security. Your technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic vision will drive the success of our Mobile transformation projects and contribute to the overall growth of our company.  

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What you will be doing: 

• Lead the delivery of mobile applications within the Digital domain, ensuring alignment with business goals, security standards, and regulatory requirements. 

• Define and implement scalable, robust, and maintainable mobile application architectures that support a wide range of financial services and functionalities. 

• Collaborate closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, backend developers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. 

• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to development teams to ensure adherence to architectural principles, coding standards, and best practices. 

• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes in the FinTech sector, and incorporate them into the mobile application architecture as needed. 

• Evaluate third-party tools, frameworks, and APIs for integration into mobile applications, considering factors such as security, performance, and scalability. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in mobile application development processes, tooling, and automation to enhance efficiency, quality, and time-to-market. 

• Act as a technical mentor and coach to mobile developers, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and excellence within the mobile development team. 

• Communicate complex technical concepts and technical decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management and external partners. 

What you will need:

• Extensive experience in developing and architecting mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms, particularly within the financial technology (FinTech) domain. 

• Strong proficiency in mobile app development frameworks and technologies such as React Native and Ionic Capacitator with a deep understanding of mobile application architecture patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture). 

• Experience in transitioning a team from Angular Ionic to React Native would be a huge positive. 

• Knowledge of secure coding practices, encryption algorithms, and data protection mechanisms relevant to handling sensitive financial data in mobile applications. 

• Scale the application to handle a large user base, considering various devices and network conditions. 

• Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to standards and best practices. 

• Familiarity with backend technologies, APIs, and microservices architecture, enabling seamless integration between mobile apps and backend systems. 

• Experience in performance optimization, scalability planning, and troubleshooting of mobile applications