Lead Mobile Architect — iOS, Scale & Architecture

Air Apps; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 129,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware ecosystem for work

Annual Bonus

Top-tier Health and Life Insurance

Transportation Budget

Coverflex benefits package

Air Conference

Pension Fund

Urban Sports Club membership

Meals 100% free at the hub

Job summary

Air Apps, a family-founded company with global reach, seeks a Mobile Software Architect to lead the iOS-focused architecture for a scalable mobile ecosystem. You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering to craft elegant solutions, mentoring engineers and shaping long-term tech direction for millions of users.

The role emphasizes leadership in mobile architecture, performance, and secure, modular design across iOS, with knowledge of Android frameworks a plus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in mobile development with architectural mindset
• Deep expertise in iOS development using Swift
• SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine proficiency
• Android familiarity (Kotlin/Java) considered a plus
• Experience with APIs, data storage, caching, and background tasks
• Strong knowledge of App Store submission, security, and compliance

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the mobile architecture strategy for scalable projects
• Focus on iOS architecture, libraries, and patterns; understand Android frameworks
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering to align with goals
• Establish and enforce coding standards, patterns, and performance guidelines
• Lead architectural reviews and guide refactoring and scaling
• Design reusable APIs, SDKs and modular components
• Advise on third-party libraries, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines
• Coordinate with backend and cloud teams for seamless integration
• Stay current with mobile architecture and security trends
• Mentor mobile engineers to raise technical proficiency

Skills

Swift

iOS architecture

Android basics

CI/CD

APIs

Security & compliance

MVVM

VIPER

Communication

Tools

UIKit

SwiftUI

Combine

Kotlin/Java

Job description

Air Apps, a family-founded company with global reach, seeks a Mobile Software Architect to lead the iOS-focused architecture for a scalable mobile ecosystem. You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering to craft elegant solutions, mentoring engineers and shaping long-term tech direction for millions of users.

The role emphasizes leadership in mobile architecture, performance, and secure, modular design across iOS, with knowledge of Android frameworks a plus.