Native iOS Technical Lead

Role: Native iOS Technical Lead | Swift | SwiftUI

Experience: 10+ Years
Relevant iOS Experience: 7+ Years
Locations: Chennai / Bengaluru
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Native iOS Technical Lead to lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance iOS applications. The successful candidate will define the technical direction, establish mobile engineering best practices, mentor development teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade mobile solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall architecture of native iOS applications.
• Lead the design and development of complex, scalable, and maintainable mobile applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
• Establish coding standards, design patterns, and mobile engineering best practices.
• Architect secure and high-performance mobile solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX designers, backend development teams, and enterprise architects.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments.
• Drive automation, testing strategies, release management, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide iOS developers and technical leads.
• Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, performance, and Apple App Store guidelines.
• Support large-scale digital commerce and retail applications with a focus on scalability and performance

Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of overall software development experience.
• At least 7 years of hands-on native iOS development experience using Swift.
• Strong expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Xcode, and iOS SDKs.
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns such as MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, and Modular Architecture.
• Experience working with REST APIs, GraphQL, web services, and third-party integrations.
• Proficiency in unit testing, UI testing, and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of mobile application security, encryption, and secure data storage.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Expertise in application performance optimisation, memory management, debugging, and crash analysis.
• Experience with Git, Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development efficiency, automation, and innovation across the software development lifecycle.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Strong hands-on technical leadership and solution architecture experience.
• Ability to guide engineering teams and influence technical decisions.
• Experience developing enterprise-scale, customer-facing iOS applications.
• Strong analytical, debugging, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with architecture and team leadership responsibilities.