Description
Experience : 5+ years
Employment Type : Full-time
Compensation : Up to 45 LPA
Role Level : Senior / Lead iOS Engineer (SDE-3)
Job Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced SDE-3 / Lead iOS Engineer to lead the development of scalable, high-performance iOS applications used by a large and growing user base.
This role is ideal for engineers who combine deep iOS technical expertise with architectural ownership and leadership.
As a Lead Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the mobile architecture, driving best engineering practices, and mentoring engineers while collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale production-grade iOS applications using Swift.
- Lead the implementation of modern iOS UI frameworks including SwiftUI and UIKit.
- Architect and maintain modular, scalable iOS architectures to support long-term growth.
- Drive technical decisions, code quality standards, and architectural best practices.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into elegant technical solutions.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and raise overall engineering quality.
- Optimize application performance, memory usage, and responsiveness.
- Own release processes, stability, and production issue resolution.
- Partner with Backend and Platform teams to define APIs and system contracts.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in iOS application development.
- Strong expertise in Swift.
- Hands-on experience with SwiftUI and UIKit.
- Proven experience designing and implementing modular architectures (MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, etc.
- Deep understanding of iOS internals, memory management, threading, and app lifecycle.
- Experience integrating RESTful APIs and handling asynchronous programming.
- Strong proficiency with Git and modern development workflows.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
Good To Have
- Experience leading or mentoring iOS engineers.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps.
- Experience with unit testing and UI testing frameworks.
- Knowledge of mobile security best practices.
- Experience working in high-scale product or consumer apps
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