Haystack

Engineering

Hire Mobile Engineers

Hire mobile engineers who ship app-store-quality experiences.

Mid-level base · UK · DE · US

£65k–£88k · €75k–€100k · $95k–$130k

89% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Senior Mobile Developer

London, UK

ai_summary7 yrs shipping production-grade mobile engineer work. Strong on Swift & Kotlin.

Swift51%
Kotlin50%
SwiftUI63%
Jetpack Compose49%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

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3

Markets

UK · DE · US

24h

First shortlist

from kick-off call

14–21

Days to hire

median across roles

£65k–£88k

Typical mid pay (UK)

Why Haystack

The fastest way to hire mobile engineers without the agency tax.

Mobile engineers obsess over performance, ergonomics and platform craft - building experiences that feel native on every device.

Haystack matches you with iOS, Android, React Native and Flutter engineers, each with verified platform expertise.

On Haystack now

Mobile Engineers ready to interview

A sample of mobile engineers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.

88% match
Vetted
Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Lead Mobile Engineer

San Francisco, USA
Swift74%
Kotlin91%
SwiftUI83%
Jetpack Compose85%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

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98% match
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Ethan Nguyen

Ethan Nguyen

Senior Mobile Developer

New York, USA
SwiftUI56%
Jetpack Compose63%
React Native67%
Flutter55%

9+

Years

$210k

Expects

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96% match
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Maya Patel

Maya Patel

Lead Mobile Engineer

Austin, USA
React Native64%
Flutter71%
Mobile CI/CD65%
Swift58%

5+

Years

$155k

Expects

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96% match
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Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Staff Mobile Engineer

Seattle, USA
Mobile CI/CD70%
Swift53%
Kotlin60%
SwiftUI61%

11+

Years

$230k

Expects

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92% match
Vetted
Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Senior Mobile Developer

London, UK
Kotlin66%
SwiftUI65%
Jetpack Compose58%
React Native48%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

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96% match
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Jordan Okafor

Jordan Okafor

Senior Mobile Engineer

Manchester, UK
Jetpack Compose62%
React Native52%
Flutter72%
Mobile CI/CD72%

5+

Years

£68k

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Salary benchmark

Salary benchmark for mobile engineers across UK, Germany & US

Anchored to live Haystack data. London, Berlin tech hubs and US coastal markets skew toward the upper bound.

United Kingdom

GBP · base salary

Junior · 0–3 yrs

£45k–£60k

Mid · 3–6 yrs

£65k–£90k

Senior · 6+ yrs

£90k–£125k

Germany

EUR · base salary

Junior · 0–3 yrs

€50k–€70k

Mid · 3–6 yrs

€75k–€100k

Senior · 6+ yrs

€105k–€145k

United States

USD · base salary

Junior · 0–3 yrs

$65k–$85k

Mid · 3–6 yrs

$95k–$130k

Senior · 6+ yrs

$130k–$180k

EUR and USD bands are indicative conversions from live UK data using current market multipliers. Local seniority, sector and equity packages can push offers higher.

What strong mobile engineers ship with

4 core · 3 nice to have

Core stack

SwiftKotlinSwiftUIJetpack Compose

Nice to have

React NativeFlutterMobile CI/CD

Where the talent lives

Hire mobile engineers by city

Explore localised salary benchmarks, top employers and live candidates in any of our 24 cities.

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Hires made on Haystack by teams like

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Interview prep

Sample mobile engineer interview questions

Use these across technical and behavioural rounds. Tap a card for what to listen for.

Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.

92%

Offer acceptance

Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, mobile engineer offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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FAQ

Common questions from hiring managers

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