Job Description

Do you live and breathe adventure travel? Are you passionate about building life-changing experiences for travelers while supporting local communities?


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.

Requirements

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/"01" app launch experience.

Benefits

An entrepreneurial and creative environment where great ideas are actively encouraged, and taking responsibility for them is expected The warm fuzzy feeling that comes with knowing you are making a huge difference to small independent businesses, local economies and communities 38 days holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) Annual company performance-based bonus Flexible hours set up (40 hours p/w for full time roles), and a fully remote company Company-wide, adventurous meet-ups Experience what we do: everyone goes on a free MBA trip within their first year A 500 annual travel voucher to spend on an MBA trip/s 30% Employee discount, plus 15% friends and family discount for MBA trips Generous Pension scheme (UK employees only) Free access to private GP, and unlimited mental health support and counselling via our partner at BHSF. Budget to set up a remote working space and access to co-working spaces Supportive Parental Pay: we offer 16 weeks full pay if you're the primary caregiver & 4 weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver.

The Process

Apply with CV + screening questions. Short intro video call (30 mins). Hiring Manager Interview & live coding challenge Final interview with senior team members.

Job 'Need to Know' details

Preferred Start Date:

ASAP

Salary Range:

85-90k, depending on experience.

Working Hours:

a full time role is 40 hours per week, with core hours being 1000 - 1500 GMT (regardless of where you are based), and a flexible hours policy for the remaining time.

Location:

you must be resident either in the UK or in Europe (max +2 hours GMT).

Note

: Contract and benefits will vary depending on which country you are based in - this will be discussed at an appropriate stage in the interview process.