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Permanent & Contract · Canada

Hire Mobile Developers

Screened for apps that feel native, fast, and built to last.

Why STACK IT

Built to hire mobile developers, not fill seats.

Most agencies optimize for volume. We optimize for the one hire who’s right, vetted by people who understand the work.

A calibrated 3–5 person shortlistTypically within five business days, candidates chosen for your team, not a résumé flood.

Recruiters who speak mobile

We screen for how a candidate builds for real devices, networks, and app-store standards, not how many frameworks they can name. No one reaches you without two of our recruiters signing off.

Every candidate is real

Fake profiles, proxy interviews, and AI-assisted answers are everywhere in tech hiring. We meet each candidate face-to-face on video and screen for AI patterns, so who you interview is who shows up.

Screened to stay, not just to start

Mobile developers carry the context of your app’s quirks and release process. We align trajectory, growth, and total comp so your hire stays and ships smoothly.

You pay only when they start

Success-based and non-exclusive, no upfront fees, no retainers. We invoice on your hire’s first day, not before.

The payoff

Great mobile developers pay for themselves.

Hiring well costs less than you think, and a strong hire changes far more than the work in front of them.

Without a strong hire
With STACK IT
An app that feels clunky and gets uninstalled.

An app people keep and open.

Native-quality UX earns a spot on the home screen.

It works on the dev’s phone, nowhere else.

Reliable across devices and OS versions.

Real device testing catches what the simulator misses.

Every release is an app-store gamble.

Smooth, predictable releases.

A solid pipeline makes shipping routine.

The app drains battery and data.

Fast and light on resources.

Performance work respects the user’s phone.

Offline means broken.

Works even on a bad connection.

Thoughtful sync and caching handle the real world.

How we screen

The Mobile Developers Evaluation Rubric.

We screen for how mobile developers actually think. Every shortlist is judged against the same five criteria that predict whether someone delivers in your codebase.

Open any criterion to see what separates a strong hire

Deep in Swift/Kotlin or React Native/Flutter, and knows the tradeoffs well enough to pick the right one.

Builds interfaces that feel native and stay smooth, with an eye on battery, memory, and startup time.

Handles networking, state, and offline gracefully, because mobile connections are never perfect.

Owns the build, signing, and store submission process, and ships updates without drama.

Tests on real devices and automates what they can, so regressions don’t reach users.

A candidate only reaches your shortlist after they meet all of our standards.

Proof it works

Mobile Developers who delivered.

Discover what changed once the right hire joined our clients’ team.

SaaS
4.8★app store rating
up from 3.2

A SaaS company’s mobile app was sinking under reviews about crashes and lag. The developer we placed rebuilt the problem areas and added real device testing, lifting the store rating from 3.2 to 4.8.

Skills applied
SwiftPerformanceCrash ReportingTesting
Fintech
−60%crash rate
first release

Stabilized a fintech app’s worst crash paths, cutting the crash rate by 60% in the first release.

Skills applied
KotlinCrashlyticsStability
Healthcare
−40%app size
faster installs

Trimmed a bloated healthcare app by 40% and sped up startup, lifting install completion.

Skills applied
OptimizationStartup TimeProfiling

Hire mobile developers with confidence.

Real technical screening, a calibrated shortlist in days, and candidates vetted for fit, not just resumes. Let’s start your search.

  • Pay only when they start
  • First candidates in 24–48 hrs
  • Screened for skills and fit

Specializations

Mobile Developers, across your whole stack.

Whatever your team runs on, we screen for the people who do the work right.

Native Development

First-class iOS and Android, built the platform’s way.

Swift Kotlin SwiftUI Jetpack

Cross-Platform

One codebase across platforms when it’s the right call.

React Native Flutter

Mobile UX & Performance

Smooth, responsive interfaces that respect the device.

Responsive Animations Performance

The cost of waiting

An open role isn’t free.

An empty seat doesn’t delay work, it redistributes it. The longer the search drags, the more it costs.

Every week a role stays open, the cost lands on the team you already have.

  • Work waits in the backlog while priorities pile up.
  • They cover work that isn’t theirs, until something slips.
  • The longer the seat stays empty, the harder the restart.

Speed isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between a gap and a setback.

Time to fill this role

Industry average SHRM, 2025
~62 days
With STACK IT typical placement
2–3 weeks
48 hrs
First qualified candidate
3–5 days
Calibrated shortlist
18%
Fewer delivery delays once they start

How you hire

Permanent or contract, your call.

Two models, one standard of quality. Bring on the mobile developers you need the way that fits your timeline and budget.

Permanent

Permanent hire

Best when you’re building the team for the long term.

  • You only pay when they start, success-based, no upfront fee.
  • Full-cycle vetting for technical and cultural fit.
  • Backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee.
OR

Contract

Contract hire

Best when you need delivery capacity now, without adding headcount.

  • We’re the employer of record: payroll, compliance, and onboarding handled.
  • Most contractors placed in 5–10 business days.
  • Convert to permanent anytime, with a buyout discount that grows each month.

Not sure which fits? Compare permanent vs. contract

FAQ

Hiring mobile developers, answered.

The questions teams usually ask before starting a search with us.

Recruiter-led and scenario-based. We dig into real apps a candidate has shipped to see how they handle performance, devices, and the release process, not just whether the code compiles. Every candidate is met face-to-face over video, the same practice behind our AI hiring fraud protection, and no one reaches your inbox until a second reviewer has signed off. We use AI to support our screening, never to make the decision.

You’ll typically see your first qualified candidate within 24–48 hours, and a calibrated shortlist of three to five within about five business days. Most permanent roles close in two to three weeks; contract placements often start within 5–10 business days.

For permanent hires it’s success-based: you pay only when a candidate starts, with no upfront fee or retainer. Contract placements run on a transparent hourly rate that already covers payroll, compliance, and onboarding. There’s no cost to simply engage us.

Permanent placements are backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee: if it doesn’t work out within the first 90 days, we replace them at no charge. It’s part of how we stay accountable long after the placement. For contract roles, our backfill guarantee means we replace a contractor quickly and at no extra cost if they exit early.

No. We work non-exclusively by default, so you can keep your internal sourcing running or use other firms alongside us. We’d rather earn repeat business through results than lock you into an agreement. We just work best when feedback is quick and expectations are clear.

Still have a question? Talk to a recruiter

Bill 190 compliant by default.

Every search keeps your hiring audit-ready in Ontario.

See the Bill 190 checklist
  • Salary-range disclosure
  • AI-use transparency
  • Decisions within 45 days