Lead iOS Engineer

SimpleStudy; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Job summary

SimpleStudy is a consumer AI platform for students. We are a remote team with a Lisbon office, seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to own the mobile app end-to-end, mentor the existing engineers, and collaborate with leadership on product direction where mobile intersects with growth and onboarding.

The role requires 5+ years in native iOS, Swift proficiency, SwiftUI/ UIKit experience, and a track record of shipping consumer iOS apps.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in native iOS development.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Proficiency in Swift.
• Experience building and shipping consumer-grade iOS applications.
• Experience with SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Familiarity with iOS frameworks and tools such as Combine and App Store deployment.
• Experience with Xcode, XCTest, TestFlight, and App Store Connect.
• Experience with common iOS architecture and state management patterns.
• Bonus: Objective-C experience.
• Bonus: Android development (Kotlin).

Responsibilities

• Own the mobile app end-to-end — architecture, performance, release process, and roadmap.
• Lead and mentor the two existing engineers already supporting mobile.
• Partner with management and founder on engineering strategy and product direction.
• Drive native-feel polish and 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.
• Potentially help grow a dedicated mobile team as the app grows.

Skills

iOS development

Swift

SwiftUI

Team leadership

App deployment

Xcode & testing

Android (Kotlin)

Tools

Node.js

React.js

React Native

Next.js

Nest.js

Expo

Prisma

Tailwind

AWS

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
• Lead and mentor the two existing engineers already supporting mobile, setting technical direction and raising the bar for mobile craft
• 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
• Potentially 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