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Lance Roberts

@lanceroberts

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Results-driven Mobile Engineer with 10+ years of experience.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my mobile engineering expertise to drive impactful projects and mentor teams.

I am a results-driven Mobile Engineer with over 10 years of experience in architecting and delivering high-performance native iOS and Android applications across various sectors, including fintech, banking, and telecoms. My career has been marked by a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and driving mobile innovation. I excel at balancing hands-on coding with strategic leadership to ship scalable, user-centric mobile products.

In my most recent role as Mobile Tech Lead at Cash Connect, I successfully led initiatives for enterprise fintech apps, improving UI build speed by 25% and achieving 95% build reliability through established CI/CD automation pipelines. My commitment to quality and performance has resulted in a 35% reduction in crash rates and a 40% acceleration in release cadence. I am passionate about mentoring teams and fostering collaboration to ensure the successful delivery of mobile solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Mobile Tech Lead (iOS & Android)

Current

Cash Connect (Connect Group)

Jun 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Promoted to Mobile Tech Lead to drive architectural strategy and cross-platform development for enterprise fintech apps. Led initiatives for iOS, Android, and Flutter, improving UI build speed and establishing CI/CD pipelines. Mentored a team and oversaw app store deployments.

iOS Development Android Development Flutter CI CD SwiftUI Jetpack Compose Code Review Performance Profiling Team Leadership

Senior Mobile Developer

Cash Connect (Connect Group)

May 2018 - Jun 2022 (4 years 1 month)

Delivered mobile applications using native Swift and Kotlin. Spearheaded migration to MVVM architecture and ensured consistent testing and deployment. Collaborated on feature scoping and UI/UX refinement.

Swift Kotlin MVVM AppCenter Fastlane Agile UI UX Cross Platform Development

Senior Mobile Developer (iOS)

Britehouse

Apr 2015 - Mar 2018 (2 years 11 months)

Developed key features for Standard Bank’s iOS apps in Agile Scrum teams. Focused on delivering features weekly and improving code quality through unit testing.

iOS Development Agile Unit Testing Cross Functional Collaboration Scrum User Experience

Senior Mobile Developer (iOS)

ABSA

Aug 2014 - Jul 2015 (11 months)

Developed a mobile banking app with backend integration, contributing to design, testing, and project estimation. Focused on building prototypes and ensuring high-quality deliverables.

iOS Development Mobile Banking Backend Prototyping Design Testing Quality Assurance User Experience

Senior Mobile Developer (iOS)

Seecrypt

Nov 2013 - Aug 2014 (9 months)

Developed a secure iOS messaging app with API integration, contributing to design and testing, and successfully deployed to the App Store.

iOS Development API Integration Secure Messaging App Store Deployment Design Testing User Experience Software Development Encryption

Senior Mobile Developer (iOS)

Gijima

Jan 2013 - Oct 2013 (9 months)

Developed and tested iOS apps for various clients, integrating web services and deploying applications to the App Store.

iOS Development Web Services App Store Deployment Testing Software Development User Experience Quality Assurance Agile

Senior Developer (iOS & PHP)

TouchLab (Media24)

Sep 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Developed the Die Burger Digital newspaper for iPad and iPhone, focusing on mobile application development and user experience.

iOS Development PHP Mobile Application User Experience Digital Media Software Development Agile Project Management Cross Platform Development Testing

Senior PHP Developer

Various Roles

Dec 2004 - Jan 2011 (6 years 1 month)

Developed web applications, CMS systems, and APIs using PHP and MySQL, gaining foundational backend and full-stack experience before transitioning to mobile development.