Job Description

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in our Canary Wharf office)

Salary: £75,000

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Manages: Mobile Development Team (Banaglore)

Ideal Start: August

✨Join Us at The Centre for ADHD Research and Excellence: Shaping the Future of Accessible Healthcare✨

At CARE ADHD, we're revolutionising private healthcare by making ADHD assessments and treatment more affordable and accessible to those who need it. Our client-centred approach, combined with lean methodology and a focus on continuous improvement, drives our commitment to excellence. We embrace an innovative mindset, encouraging rapid learning and adaptation through our 'fail fast' ethos. With ambitious plans to become the largest ADHD service provider outside the NHS within the next five years, we are committed to pushing boundaries and fostering innovation.

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on  Flutter Mobile Development Lead to lead the design, development, and delivery of our mobile applications.

This role will be responsible for driving the mobile engineering function across iOS and Android platforms using Flutter, while managing a team of mobile developers based in Bangalore. Working closely with the Director of Engineering, product teams, designers, and backend engineers, you will play a key role in shaping the mobile experience and engineering standards across the platform.

This is a technical leadership role requiring a strong balance of architecture, hands-on development, team leadership, and delivery management.

💫What we are looking for?

Experience

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of hands-on Flutter development experience
• Proven experience leading or mentoring mobile engineering teams
• Experience managing distributed or offshore development teams
• Experience delivering production mobile applications across iOS and Android
• Strong understanding of mobile application lifecycle management and app store releases

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in:
• Flutter
• Dart
• Mobile application architecture
• State management approaches (Bloc, Riverpod, Provider, etc.)
• Experience integrating mobile applications with APIs and cloud services
• Understanding of:
• Mobile performance optimisation
• Security best practices
• Offline-first and resilient mobile experiences
• Experience with:
• Automated testing
• CI/CD pipelines
• Git-based workflows
• Familiarity with AWS services and modern backend architectures

Leadership & Communication

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to work effectively across distributed teams and time zones
• Comfortable balancing technical leadership with hands-on development
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

Nice to Have

• Experience in health-tech, mental health, or regulated environments
• Experience with accessibility standards for mobile applications
• Exposure to React Native or native iOS/Android development
• Experience with analytics, notifications, and real-time mobile features

😎What You’ll Be Doing:

Mobile Engineering Leadership

• Lead the mobile development function across iOS and Android platforms
• Manage and mentor a team of Flutter developers based in Bangalore
• Allocate work, support delivery planning, and ensure high engineering standards across the team
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Engineering on mobile strategy, technical direction, and team growth
• Establish and promote best practices for mobile engineering, architecture, testing, and release management
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for mobile development challenges

Hands-On Mobile Development

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality mobile applications using  Flutter
• Contribute directly to the codebase with production-quality code
• Build scalable, maintainable, and performant mobile application architectures
• Ensure consistent user experiences across iOS and Android platforms
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to deliver intuitive and accessible mobile experiences
• Integrate mobile applications with backend APIs and cloud services

Architecture & Technical Excellence

• Define and maintain mobile application architecture standards
• Drive improvements in:
• App performance
• Stability
• Security
• Scalability
• Maintainability
• Support implementation of CI/CD pipelines for mobile application delivery
• Ensure strong test coverage through unit, widget, and integration testing
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering quality across the mobile team
• Collaborate with backend and platform engineering teams to ensure seamless integration

Delivery & Collaboration

• Work closely with:
• Product managers
• Designers
• Backend engineers
• QA teams
• DevOps teams
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release planning
• Help coordinate delivery between UK and India-based teams
• Monitor project progress and proactively manage technical risks and blockers

Technology Environment

• Flutter
• iOS & Android mobile development
• REST APIs and backend integrations
• AWS cloud-based backend services
• CI/CD pipelines for mobile deployment
• Firebase and mobile analytics tooling
• Agile / Scrum development methodologies

💫 What Success Looks Like

• High-quality, performant mobile applications delivered consistently
• Strong collaboration between UK and Bangalore mobile engineering teams
• High engineering standards and maintainable mobile architecture
• Efficient release and deployment processes
• A motivated and high-performing mobile engineering team
• Positive user experience and app stability across platforms
• High-quality, performant mobile applications delivered consistently
• Strong collaboration between UK and Bangalore mobile engineering teams
• High engineering standards and maintainable mobile architecture
• Efficient release and deployment processes
• A motivated and high-performing mobile engineering team
• Positive user experience and app stability across platforms

🏆 Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to lead and shape the mobile engineering capability for a platform focused on improving ADHD care and user outcomes.

You’ll have significant influence over mobile architecture, engineering standards, team development, and product delivery — while remaining hands-on with the technology and products being built.

🙏🏻What You Can Expect from Us

• Competitive salary
• 30 days holiday (includes UK public holidays)
• Team get-togethers
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Office equipment when you join
• Pension contribution
• Be part of one of the UK’s most ambitious HealthTech start-ups

🗓️Our Hiring Process

We aim to make our hiring process as streamlined as possible.

• An initial call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Successful candidates will then be invited to attend an interview with the Director of Engineering
• Offer!

🩵Apply with Confidence

Studies show that men apply for roles when they meet around 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and other marginalised groups often apply only if they meet every requirement. If you believe you’re a great fit but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply!

At Care ADHD, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, especially those from historically marginalised communities, as we work together to create a more equitable future.