Senior iOS Engineer — Scalable Mobile Apps (Hybrid)

Digital Skills ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Skills is seeking an experienced iOS Software Engineer for a 6-month contract in Manchester. The role involves designing, developing and maintaining native iOS apps using Objective-C and Swift, with hybrid working model (2 days in the office, rest remote) and a competitive hourly rate up to £64 inside IR35.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features, drive architectural decisions and ensure high-quality, scalable mobile experiences for customers at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience with UIKit and SwiftUI in large mobile codebases.
• Strong knowledge of mobile architecture patterns and best practices.
• Experience with TDD and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience integrating APIs and back-end services.
• Familiarity with A/B testing and experimentation frameworks is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain native iOS applications using Objective-C and Swift.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable and maintainable mobile solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, build and launch new features.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction across the mobile platform.
• Integrate iOS applications with Back End services and APIs.
• Improve application performance, reliability and user experience.
• Write clean, reusable and well-tested code using modern engineering practices.
• Support automated testing, code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Refactor existing code and introduce appropriate design patterns where required.
• Mentor and support other engineers within the team.
• Participate in experimentation and feature rollouts to optimise customer experience.

Skills

UIKit

SwiftUI

TDD

APIs

Agile

Communication

Tools

CocoaPods

Fastlane

Realm

Firebase

Job description

Digital Skills is seeking an experienced iOS Software Engineer for a 6-month contract in Manchester. The role involves designing, developing and maintaining native iOS apps using Objective-C and Swift, with hybrid working model (2 days in the office, rest remote) and a competitive hourly rate up to £64 inside IR35.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features, drive architectural decisions and ensure high-quality, scalable mobile experiences for customers at scale.