Lead iOS Engineer

SimpleStudy; Normandie; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation sponsorship to Portugal

Job summary

SimpleStudy is seeking a senior iOS lead to own the mobile app end-to-end, from architecture to release cadence. You will partner with the engineering manager and the founder to shape product direction where mobile intersects with growth and onboarding.

You will drive native polish, ship features in a PLG testing environment, and mentor a growing mobile team as the app becomes a central part of the business. Remote in Europe is supported with possible Portugal relocation.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of native iOS development.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Proficiency in Swift.
• Experience with SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Familiarity with iOS frameworks like Combine and push notifications.
• App Store deployment experience.
• Experience with Xcode, XCTest, TestFlight, and App Store Connect.
• Experience with common iOS architecture and state management patterns.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and crash monitoring.
• Bonus: Objective-C experience.
• Bonus: Android development (Kotlin).

Responsibilities

• Own the mobile app end-to-end — architecture, performance, release process, and roadmap.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership on strategy and direction.
• Drive native-feel polish: animations and platform conventions.
• Work in a PLG/A/B testing environment — ship, instrument, measure, iterate.
• Own app store presence and release cadence — versioning, monitoring.
• Help grow a dedicated mobile team as the app scales in the business.

Skills

Native iOS development

Team leadership

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

App Store deployment

Xcode

XCTest

TestFlight

App Store Connect

Combine

Push notifications

Objective-C (bonus)

Android Kotlin (bonus)

Tools

Xcode

XCTest

TestFlight

App Store Connect

Combine

Push notifications

Objective-C

Android Kotlin

Job description

Company:

SimpleStudy is a consumer AI platform for students.
We help them stay motivated to study their subjects - everything from Biology and Mathematics to Literature and Art.
Our small team has already helped +1.5 M students worldwide (UK, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, and Australia) study better, and ~40–50k new students join us every week.
We are a remote team with a Lisbon office, having recently raised ~$4M seed round with incredible investors from Strava, OpenAI, and Meta.

Responsibilities and key results:

• Own the mobile app end-to-end — architecture, performance, release process, and roadmap — without needing the problem framed in advance

• Partner directly with Affan (engineering manager) on engineering strategy and with Oisin (founder) on product direction where mobile intersects with growth, onboarding, and retention

• Drive native-feel polish: smooth animations, responsive interactions, platform-specific conventions (iOS/Android)

• Work in a PLG/A/B testing environment — ship features, instrument, measure impact, iterate fast

• Own app store presence and release cadence — versioning, store optimization, crash/performance monitoring

• Help grow a dedicated mobile team as the app becomes a bigger part of the business

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience with native iOS development

• Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams

• Proficiency in Swift

• Proven experience building and shipping consumer-grade iOS applications

• Experience with SwiftUI and UIKit

• Familiarity with iOS frameworks and tools such as Combine, push notifications, and

• App Store deployment

• Experience with Xcode, XCTest, TestFlight, and App Store Connect

• Experience with common iOS architecture and state management patterns

• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and crash monitoring

• Bonus: Objective-C experience

• Bonus: Android development (Kotlin)

Conditions:

• Remote in Europe (preference: Western/continental Europe)

• Portugal relocation sponsorship possible

• Salary: no fixed budget. Flexible.

• Stock options: yes

• Contract type: full-time employment, independent contractor

• Tech Stack: Node.js, React.js, React Native, Next.js, Nest.js, Expo, Prisma, Tailwind, AWS