OM Bank - Front-end Flutter Technical Lead at Old Mutual Limited

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Flutter, Mobile Application Development, Test-Driven Development, Agile Methodologies, Code Reviews, Unit Testing, UI Testing, Clean Architecture, Collaboration Tools, API Integrations, Event Driven Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Coding Design Patterns, AWS, Mentoring, Problem Solving

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job Description In the role of a Lead Flutter Frontend Engineer, you will manage individual mobile project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables and will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing mobile software solutions. You will be working in an Agile environment, partnering with cross-functional teams to define new mobile product requirements, features, and functionality. In this lead level capacity, you will be expected to both act autonomously for day-to-day activities and guide engineers in their day-to-day activities. KEY RESULT AREAS Design and develop mobile solutions for software fixes and new features using test-driven development. Analyze user stories, provide realistic estimations, and participate in sprint planning, scrums, demos, and retrospectives. Create detailed mobile development documentation and assign tasks to team members. Create pull requests and perform code reviews for peers and related teams. Track and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that mobile software and services are performing well. Write unit and UI tests for mobile code. Build well-designed, well-engineered, stable, performant mobile applications using Flutter, Swift, Kotlin, and/or Java. Mentor and guide other team members to provide oversight and direction. Recommend improvements to mobile architectures, processes, technologies, and coding practices that improve the effectiveness of the team. Strong ability to maintain focus and problem solve in a dynamic, fast-paced environment working with cross-functional teams. Understand the company's architectural vision and how it helps meet technical and business objectives. ROLE REQUIREMENTS Matric Degree in Computer Science/ Engineering/ Mathematics or related (advantageous) AWS components such as Lambda, SQS , Dynamo DB AWS API Gateway Knowledge of Rest API integrations Openapi, swagger GitHub actions for CI CD 3-5 years of experience in mobile application development Knowledge of, and experience in mobile frameworks and technologies such as: Flutter Experience with clean architecture and bloc Experience creating code bridges/channels between native and flutter Collaboration tools e.g., Confluence, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack Mobile and API Testing Frameworks Architecture and Design: Event Driven Architecture / API First / Domain driven design Familiarity with architecture styles such as Serverless architectures Knowledge of coding design patterns and experience working with information architecture and design interfaces Ability to explain and articulate complex topics to various levels stakeholders Skills Action Planning, Application Development, Business Process Design, Computer Literacy, Data Management, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Technology (IT) Support, Market Analysis, Oral Communications, Product Development, Technical Support, Technical Troubleshooting, Test Case Management, User Requirements Documentation, Web Development Competencies Business Insight Collaborates Communicates Effectively Courage Cultivates Innovation Decision Quality Drives Results Ensures Accountability Education Closing Date 29 November 2025 , 23:59 The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question. The Old Mutual Story! Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.

Responsibilities

As a Lead Flutter Frontend Engineer, you will manage mobile project priorities and deliverables while designing, developing, and enhancing mobile software solutions. You will work in an Agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define new product requirements and guide engineers in their daily activities.