OM Bank - Front-end Flutter Technical Lead

11/23/2025

As a Lead Flutter Frontend Engineer, you will manage mobile project priorities and deliverables while designing, developing, and enhancing mobile software solutions. You will work in an Agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define new product requirements and guide engineers in their daily activities.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Old Mutual Limited is a premium pan-African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key markets in 14 countries. We have been helping our customers achieve their lifetime financial goals for over 170 years by investing their funds in ways that create positive futures for them, their families, their communities and broader society. In this way, we significantly contribute to improving the lives of our customers and their communities while ensuring a sustainable future for our business. We employ more than 30 000 people and operate in 14 countries across two regions Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eSwatini) as well as Asia (China) So why work here? We believe you can shape the future with us – a future where we build a better Africa together. That’s why we’re committed to creating opportunities that will give you an edge on the rest. Once you’re part of our team, you will have access to the best breed of advice, tools and frameworks that will equip you to be your exceptional best. #MomentsThatMatter

About the Role

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

In the role of a Lead Flutter Frontend Engineer, you will manage individual mobile project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables and will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing mobile software solutions.

You will be working in an Agile environment, partnering with cross-functional teams to define new mobile product requirements, features, and functionality.

In this lead level capacity, you will be expected to both act autonomously for day-to-day activities and guide engineers
in their day-to-day activities.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Design and develop mobile solutions for software fixes and new features using test-driven development.
Analyze user stories, provide realistic estimations, and participate in sprint planning, scrums, demos, and retrospectives.
Create detailed mobile development documentation and assign tasks to team members.
Create pull requests and perform code reviews for peers and related teams.
Track and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that mobile software and services are performing well.
Write unit and UI tests for mobile code.
Build well-designed, well-engineered, stable,
performant mobile applications using Flutter, Swift,
Kotlin, and/or Java.
Mentor and guide other team members to provide
oversight and direction.
Recommend improvements to mobile
architectures, processes, technologies, and coding
practices that improve the effectiveness of the
team.
Strong ability to maintain focus and problem solve in
a dynamic, fast-paced environment working with
cross-functional teams.
Understand the company's architectural vision and
how it helps meet technical and business
objectives.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Matric
Degree in Computer Science/ Engineering/
Mathematics or related (advantageous)
AWS components such as Lambda, SQS , Dynamo
DB
AWS API Gateway
Knowledge of Rest API integrations
Openapi, swagger
GitHub actions for CI CD
3-5 years of experience in mobile application
development
Knowledge of, and experience in mobile frameworks
and technologies such as:
Flutter
Experience with clean architecture and bloc
Experience creating code bridges/channels
between native and flutter
Collaboration tools e.g., Confluence, Jira,
Microsoft Teams, Slack
Mobile and API Testing Frameworks
Architecture and Design: Event Driven
Architecture / API First / Domain driven
design
Familiarity with architecture styles such as Serverless architectures
Knowledge of coding design patterns and experience working with information architecture and design interfaces
Ability to explain and articulate complex topics to
various levels stakeholders

Skills

Action Planning, Application Development, Business Process Design, Computer Literacy, Data Management, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Technology (IT) Support, Market Analysis, Oral Communications, Product Development, Technical Support, Technical Troubleshooting, Test Case Management, User Requirements Documentation, Web Development

Competencies

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage

Cultivates Innovation

Decision Quality

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Education

Closing Date

29 November 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

The Old Mutual Story!

Key Skills

FlutterMobile Application DevelopmentTest-Driven DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesCode ReviewsUnit TestingUI TestingClean ArchitectureCollaboration ToolsAPI IntegrationsEvent Driven ArchitectureDomain Driven DesignCoding Design PatternsAWSMentoringProblem Solving