Lead Mobile Engineer

PLEASE NOTE THIS ADVERT CLOSES THE DAY BEFORE ANY AUTOMATED DATE SHOWN – PLEASE REFER TO THE CLOSING DATE IN THE BODY OF THE ADVERT

Location Glasgow, G2 5AD/Hybrid

Salary from £69,200 + up to 20% bonus, car allowance and family health care

Closing Date Wed 12th November

Help us create a better future, quicker

ScottishPower is seeking a talented and driven Lead Mobile Engineer to join our Digital team and lead the development of our flagship mobile applications – the "YourEnergy" app for iOS and Android. This is a technical leadership role focused on delivering high-quality mobile experiences that support our business goals and enhance customer engagement.

You'll be responsible for leading engineering, security, and technology improvements across our mobile apps, while also managing the technical delivery of large-scale projects. This includes overseeing delivery teams, managing backlogs, and proactively identifying and resolving risks and issues.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and evolution of ScottishPower's mobile applications, ensuring alignment with business strategy and customer needs.
• Own the delivery of strategic mobile projects, defining the technical vision and roadmap.
• Review and approve technical designs, ensuring consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Champion engineering best practices, including secure coding, observability, and accessibility.
• Ensure high standards of documentation and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Security, and QA.
• Manage and mentor mobile engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience leading technical delivery of mobile applications at scale.
• Strong background in native mobile development (iOS and Android).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Proficiency with source control tools (e.g. Git).
• Familiarity with observability and analytics tools for mobile platforms.
• Experience implementing accessibility standards and inclusive design.
• Knowledge of mobile security testing tools and vulnerability remediation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead and inspire engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.   

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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