Lead Software Engineer - Mobile
Description
Their mobile app is one of the country's largest, and this is your chance to shape how it grows.
As Lead Software Engineer, you'll focus entirely on iOS. You'll work closely with Product Owners to drive objectives, champion engineering best practices and mentor engineers. Above all, you'll help build a culture of trust and cooperation across the team.
What You'll Be Doing
- Articulating complex technical designs and developing the technical roadmap for the iOS platform
- Leading the adoption of engineering best practices, including coding standards and design principles
- Providing hands-on technical guidance, mentorship and career progression support to engineers
- Embedding within delivery teams to plan, develop, test and release complex iOS solutions
- Driving technical debt management and prioritising remediation plans
- Deep understanding of software development principles, architecture, design patterns and modern technologies
- Strong technical knowledge for designing scalable, reliable and maintainable applications
- Proven, hands-on native iOS experience with Swift, SwiftUI and Objective-C (this role is iOS only)
- 5+ years of leadership experience guiding, inspiring and mentoring engineering teams
- Experience on complex projects, with a focus on performance, maintainability, scalability and security
- Involvement in BAU maintenance, large-scale refactors, feature development and rapid prototyping
- Hands-on experience trying out AI tools, and a natural curiosity to weave them into your everyday work
You lead by example and get energy from helping other engineers grow. You're curious about new technology, open-minded about how work gets done, and committed to building a team where people trust and support one another.
What's on Offer
- Flexible work options
- Comprehensive parental leave to support you and your family
- 10% dedicated time for learning and skill development
- Access to wellness resources for your physical and mental wellbeing
- A strong social culture with company-paid shared lunches, regular events, annual awards, employee networking groups and social sports clubs
- A team that uses AI every day, with dedicated AI skilling to help you grow
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