Senior iOS Lead Engineer — SwiftUI, Architecture & Mentorship

Purple Drive; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Drive in Owings Mills, MD is seeking an experienced Lead iOS Developer to own the design and delivery of iOS applications for financial services. You will lead development, mentor other engineers, and collaborate with architecture, design, DevOps, and security teams to align with enterprise standards.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of iOS experience, strong Swift/SwiftUI, and a track record of shipping apps from development through publishing.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a completed technical degree and 8+ years of relevant, progressive experience.
• Stays up to date with latest App Store requirements and latest iOS features.
• Proven hands-on experience of full lifecycle support of iOS applications, from development to publishing and support.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
• Experience with iOS SDK, Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C.
• Experience writing multi-threaded and networked apps.
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Able to operate with openness and efficiency with one or more SDLC methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Agile).
• Actively seeks feedback and guidance to improve technical skills (e.g., through submitting work for code review).
• Works with existing data models and schemas and suggests changes and improvements where necessary.
• Debugs and fixes your own software with minimal assistance.
• Practices automated testing and tests your work in an automated and repeatable way.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer internal teams to design, modify and develop applications for the financial services industry.
• Requires specialized knowledge and expertise in their own job discipline and deep experience in integrating related disciplinary knowledge.
• Lead disciplinary or cross-functional program of notable risk; uses sophisticated analytical thought to identify innovative solutions.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Acts as advisor to management and key external stakeholders on broad-ranging projects.
• Mentor and lead other developers enabling them to work independently.
• Lead development efforts, provide input into architectural and design decisions, provide realistic estimates.
• Design and develop solutions working with other internal groups such as architecture, design team, dev ops and enterprise security to ensure alignment with enterprise technology direction and standards.
• Contribute to code reviews and provide feedback.
• Lead discussions to drive tactical vs. strategic decisions, outlining trade-offs.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

Objective-C

iOS SDK

REST & JSON

Multithreading

Code reviews

Automated testing

Mentoring

Data models

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Xcode

iOS Debugger

Job description

Purple Drive in Owings Mills, MD is seeking an experienced Lead iOS Developer to own the design and delivery of iOS applications for financial services. You will lead development, mentor other engineers, and collaborate with architecture, design, DevOps, and security teams to align with enterprise standards.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of iOS experience, strong Swift/SwiftUI, and a track record of shipping apps from development through publishing.