Lead Software Engineer (Mobile Application)

Are you a problem solver and a fast learner? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment? Do you want to be part of a diverse and driven team striving for excellence? If the answer is yes, then keep reading!

Who We Are:

Atheneum is a leading global insights platform servicing various clients including distinguished strategy consulting firms, renowned investment houses and well known global corporations. Our mission is to provide faster insights to empower our clients’ decision making. Through our AI capabilities we accelerate the decision-making of our clients by connecting them to the world's top professionals and industry leaders.

Atheneum is growing rapidly, with 500+ professionals in 11 offices across the US, South America, APAC and EMEA.

Lead Software Engineer (Mobile Applications) | Lead Native App Developer | Porto, Portugal

👑 The Role:
Lead a cross-functional mobile engineering squad, spending ~40% of your time hands-on in code. The rest will focus on both technical and people leadership—setting direction, mentoring, and enabling your team to thrive. You’ll architect high-performance mobile apps in React Native, designing intuitive user experiences and implementing features that scale with Atheneum’s global user base.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver performant mobile applications across iOS and Android using React Native
• Set mobile development standards, balancing cross-platform consistency with native optimisation
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines tailored for app store release and deployment
• Mentor your team through code reviews, pair programming, and personal development initiatives
• Drive technical standards and engineering culture across the wider organisation

🧩 You Bring:

• 8+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years leading teams
• Deep experience in React Native, iOS/Android development, and mobile DevOps
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD, app store release cycles, and platform-specific best practices
• Proven success in agile, cross-functional, product-led environments
• Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle—from backlog to release and support
• Commitment to growth—for yourself and your team

• Ability to work effectively in English within a multicultural, international team
• If you don’t meet every requirement but you’re passionate about the role and excited to grow with us—please apply. We’re interested in your potential as much as your credentials.

🧰 Our Tech Environment:

• React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript, MySQL
• Firebase, Expo, AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines with trunk-based development and feature flags
• Agile delivery, DORA metrics, data-driven iteration

💎 Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary aligned with Portugal’s top international tech employers, with flexible options for your 13th and 14th month salary
• Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance
• A truly flexible hybrid work policy—design a rhythm that works for you, while valuing face-to-face collaboration around three days a week in our vibrant Porto office
• 25 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 (plus Portuguese public holidays)
• ‘Work From Anywhere’ for up to 8 weeks per year
• Enhanced parental leave with phased return options
• Tax-optimised childcare vouchers: save up to €150/month tax-free per child
• 100% employer-paid health insurance with family extension options
• €10.60 daily meal allowance and €50/month sustainable commuting allowance
• €500 annual wellness budget for fitness, mental health, or preventative care
• Global mobility Swap-Programme – work from one of our 11 international offices across 4 continents
• Dedicated learning budget and structured mentorship programme

🗓️ Interview Process:
Expect the process to take 2–3 weeks, but we’re flexible and respect your schedule. It includes:
1. Initial exploration call (30 min) with a member of our tech recruitment team
2. Technical assessment (90 min) completed at your convenience

3. Three-stage interview:

 • Culture and delivery discussion (30 min)
 • Pair programming and whiteboarding (90 min)
 • Behavioural and situational interview (60 min)

🔑 Our Philosophy:
We value principles over buzzwords and pragmatic solutions over perfection. We believe in meaningful in-person collaboration paired with the autonomy to do your best work—wherever you are.

📣 Let’s build something meaningful together.
If you’ve lived the difference between engineering theory and practice, can deliver design and build projects with minimal supervision, and know when to refine vs. when to ship—we want to talk to you.