Technical Lead Mobile & Cloud Applications

About the Role

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Technical Lead, Mobile & Cloud Applications to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading the technical delivery across a mobile application ecosystem, encompassing mobile, backend, and cloud architecture. It is a broad technical leadership position focused on guiding the mobile engineering team while collaborating closely with backend, cloud, and architecture functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for mobile application development, backend integration, and cloud architecture.
• Lead and mentor mobile engineers across iOS and Android environments.
• Drive technical decisions regarding application architecture, scalability, integration, and engineering standards.
• Support the migration of application services and backend components from AWS to Microsoft Azure.
• Work with and support Backend For Frontend (BFF) architecture serving mobile applications.
• Collaborate with backend teams utilizing Java and Spring Boot.
• Ensure effective integration between mobile applications, APIs, backend services, and cloud platforms.
• Contribute to architecture reviews and technical design decisions across the wider application ecosystem.
• Support CI/CD, release management, and production-readiness activities.
• Identify and resolve technical issues across mobile, backend, and cloud layers.
• Work closely with product, architecture, DevOps, backend, and platform teams.
• Promote strong engineering practices including code reviews, maintainability, performance, and security.

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong experience (5-10 years) as a Technical Lead, Lead Software Engineer, Mobile Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role.
• Strong background in mobile application engineering, with experience across iOS and/or Android.
• Good understanding of Swift, Kotlin, or other modern mobile technologies.
• Experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Backend For Frontend (BFF) architecture, APIs, and service integration.
• Practical experience with Java / Spring Boot environments.
• Strong cloud experience, ideally with Microsoft Azure, with AWS experience also highly relevant.
• Exposure to cloud migration, particularly moving workloads or services between AWS and Azure.
• Good understanding of microservices, API architecture, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Ability to work across multiple technical domains rather than focusing only on mobile development.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical decision-making skills.
• Comfortable working in an environment where the technology stack may continue to evolve.

Preferred Experience

• Previous ownership of a mobile ecosystem spanning frontend, BFF, and backend services.
• Experience modernizing or migrating cloud-based application platforms.
• Strong Azure architecture exposure.
• Experience leading distributed or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Background in high-scale consumer, automotive, mobility, or digital platforms.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires collaboration with diverse technical teams and adaptability to an evolving technology landscape.

Application Process

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application for consideration.