Application Lead

Application Development & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end development of PHP/Laravel backend services, React.js web applications and React Native mobile applications for Android and iOS.
• Define application architecture, coding standards and reusable components.
• Design and review REST APIs, database structures and integrations with enterprise systems and third-party services.
• Ensure consistent functionality and data flow across web and mobile platforms.
• Assess existing applications and plan upgrades, refactoring and reduction of technical debt.

Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Guide, mentor and allocate work to developers across backend, web and mobile development.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to agreed engineering standards.
• Support developers in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Identify skill gaps and support hiring, onboarding and knowledge transfer.
• Maintain clear technical ownership across internal teams and vendors.

Delivery & Stakeholder Management

• Translate business requirements into technical tasks, effort estimates and release plans.
• Work with business stakeholders, project coordinators, QA and infrastructure teams to deliver agreed priorities.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily reviews, demonstrations and retrospectives.
• Track dependencies, delivery risks and blockers, and communicate progress clearly.
• Review vendor deliverables against approved requirements, quality standards and acceptance criteria.

Quality, Security & Performance

• Ensure appropriate testing, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, input validation and protection of sensitive information.
• Monitor and improve application performance, API response times and database efficiency.
• Keep frameworks and dependencies supported, and coordinate vulnerability remediation.
• Ensure production issues are investigated, documented and addressed through corrective actions.

Deployment & Application Support

• Oversee version control, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Coordinate Android and iOS builds, signing and app store submissions.
• Maintain release documentation, rollback procedures and technical documentation.
• Support production monitoring, incident resolution and application availability.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong experience with React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Practical experience delivering and supporting React Native applications on both Android and iOS.
• Experience with React hooks, state management, navigation and API integration.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, database design, indexing and query optimization.
• Experience designing REST APIs and implementing authentication using OAuth2, JWT or similar mechanisms.
• Proficiency with Git, pull requests, branching strategies and code reviews.
• Experience with automated testing, debugging, logging and application monitoring.
• Working knowledge of Linux, Apache/Nginx, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience troubleshooting mobile builds, platform permissions, push notifications, deep links and third-party SDK integrations.