
Mobile Tech Lead at Much Better Adventures. If you want to disrupt one of the fastest-growing sectors of travel at a community and VC-backed scale-up, get a kick out of supporting local, independent businesses around the world, and you are in your element in the outdoors, you are in the right place.. Read more about working at Much Better Adventures. The Role. We’re seeking a . Mobile Tech Lead. to architect and deliver MBA’s new . post-booking mobile app. . The app will start with offline access to bookings and notifications, and later expand to messaging, reviews, and content. You’ll be both architect and hands-on developer, defining foundations, leading technical direction, and ensuring fast delivery with a small team.. Responsibilities. . Define and own the . mobile architecture. (RN 0.80, Expo, SDUI-first, BFF integration).. . Lead delivery of . bookings/offline-first MVP. : booking details, balances, forms, notifications.. . Establish and enforce . CI/CD pipelines. , release cadence, and observability.. . Collaborate with platform team to . extend the web BFF for mobile. needs.. . Oversee . security and authentication. flows (eg OIDC, secure storage, push binding).. . Plan for future features: . messaging (multi-role). , reviews, and content feed.. . Mentor the Senior Mobile Developer, ensuring code quality and consistency.. . Partner with Product/Design to balance speed with UX quality.. . . 5+ years mobile dev experience, 2+ in leadership/architecture.. . Drive for (and, ideally, experience with) working in a fast-growth startup environment with limited resources and high agency.. . Expertise in . React Native. (0.70+), ideally New Architecture (Fabric/TurboModules).. . Understanding of . offline-first architectures. and caching strategies.. . Proven experience integrating . push notifications. and . secure authentication. .. . Familiar with . BFF patterns, GraphQL, SDUI, feature flags. .. . CI/CD and release management experience.. . Strong security awareness (OIDC, token handling, certificate pinning).. . Experience with native mobile environments (Swift/Kotlin).. . Nice to Have. . Built or integrated . messaging/chat apps. before.. . Familiarity with Flutter/KMP, understanding trade-offs.. . Prior startup/“0→1” app launch experience.. . Company Location: United Kingdom.