Senior Mobile Architect – iOS Leadership for Scalable Apps

Air Apps; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; 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 is hiring a Mobile Software Architect to design scalable iOS-focused architecture for a global user base. You will lead decisions on libraries, patterns (MVVM/VIPER), and performance, while collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams.

Cross-functional leadership will drive the long-term evolution of our mobile ecosystem. You will mentor engineers, maintain coding standards, and guide API/SDK design.

Qualifications

• Around 6+ years of mobile development experience.
• Deep expertise in iOS development using Swift.
• Solid understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, and other modern iOS frameworks.
• Experience with app performance optimization, modularization, and offline-first strategies.
• Familiarity with Android development (Kotlin/Java) is a strong plus.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical teammates.
• Passion for clean code, design patterns (MVVM, VIPER, etc.), and scalable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the mobile architecture strategy across projects.
• Focus primarily on iOS architecture, libraries, and platform-specific patterns.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to align with product goals.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and performance guidelines.
• Lead architectural reviews and guide refactoring and scaling of mobile apps.
• Design APIs, SDKs, and modular components reusable across teams.
• Guide decisions around third‑party libraries, mobile tooling, and build/deployment pipelines.
• Partner with backend and cloud teams for seamless integration.

Skills

Mobile architecture

iOS development

Swift

MVVM/VIPER

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance optimization

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

APIs integration

Job description

Air Apps is hiring a Mobile Software Architect to design scalable iOS-focused architecture for a global user base. You will lead decisions on libraries, patterns (MVVM/VIPER), and performance, while collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams.

Cross-functional leadership will drive the long-term evolution of our mobile ecosystem. You will mentor engineers, maintain coding standards, and guide API/SDK design.