Senior Mobile Architect - iOS Lead, Scalable Systems

Air Apps; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware

Annual bonus

Medical insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Air Conference

Free meals

Job summary

Air Apps is seeking a Mobile Software Architect to lead scalable, high-performance iOS architectures for a global user base. You’ll work with product, design, and engineering to shape the mobile ecosystem and drive architectural decisions that influence long-term strategy.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, and guide API/SDK development, while collaborating with backend teams for seamless end-to-end solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in mobile development with an architectural mindset.
• Deep expertise in iOS development using Swift; Objective-C a plus.
• Strong UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine knowledge.
• Experience with app performance optimization, modularization, offline-first.
• Familiarity with Android (Kotlin/Java) is a strong plus.
• Experience integrating with APIs, data storage, caching, background tasks.
• Knowledge of App Store submission, security and compliance.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD, testing frameworks, deployment automation.
• Strong communication and ability to explain architecture to teams.
• Passion for clean code and scalable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the mobile architecture strategy for scalable foundations.
• Focus on iOS architecture, libraries, and platform-specific patterns.
• Collaborate with design, product, and engineering to align goals.
• Enforce coding standards, design patterns, and performance guidelines.
• Lead architectural reviews and guide refactoring at scale.
• Design APIs, SDKs, and modular components for reuse.
• Guide choices on third-party libraries and mobile tooling.
• Partner with backend/cloud teams for seamless integration.
• Stay current with mobile trends, security, and best practices.
• Mentor engineers and raise the team’s technical proficiency.

Skills

Mobile development

iOS Swift

UIKit

SwiftUI

VIPER/MVVM

Android basics

APIs & offline-first

CI/CD

Tools

Xcode

Swift Package Manager

Job description

Air Apps is seeking a Mobile Software Architect to lead scalable, high-performance iOS architectures for a global user base. You’ll work with product, design, and engineering to shape the mobile ecosystem and drive architectural decisions that influence long-term strategy.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, and guide API/SDK development, while collaborating with backend teams for seamless end-to-end solutions.