Senior Mobile Architect — iOS Platform Leader

Air Apps; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware ecosystem for work.

Annual Bonus

Top-tier Health and Life Insurance for

Transportation Budget

Coverflex benefits package

Childcare support

Air Conference

Pension Fund

Urban Sports Club

Meals 100% free at the hub

Job summary

Air Apps, a Lisbon/San Francisco-based company, is seeking a Mobile Software Architect to design scalable iOS-focused architecture and lead cross-functional teams. You’ll collaborate with product, design, and engineering to deliver high-performance mobile solutions for millions of users.

The role requires a strong architectural mindset, expertise in Swift/UIKit/SwiftUI, and knowledge of Android frameworks. You will mentor engineers and help shape the mobile ecosystem’s evolution.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of mobile development with an architectural mindset.
• Expertise in iOS Swift and UIKit/SwiftUI.
• Experience with Android frameworks is a plus.
• Familiar with App Store submission and mobile security guidelines.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the mobile architecture strategy, scalable & maintainable across projects.
• Focus on iOS architecture, libraries, and platform specifics; understand Android frameworks.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to align with goals.
• Establish coding standards, patterns, and performance guidelines.
• Lead architectural reviews and advise on refactoring and scaling apps.
• Design APIs, SDKs, and modular components for reuse.
• Guide decisions on third-party libraries, tooling, and pipelines.
• Partner with backend/cloud teams for seamless integration.
• Stay current with mobile architecture best practices and security.
• Mentor mobile engineers to elevate technical proficiency.

Skills

6+ years mobile development

iOS Swift development

UIKit & SwiftUI

Combine & modern iOS

Android Kotlin/Java

APIs & offline storage

App Store submission & security

CI/CD for mobile apps

Tools

Xcode

Swift

Android Studio

Job description

Air Apps, a Lisbon/San Francisco-based company, is seeking a Mobile Software Architect to design scalable iOS-focused architecture and lead cross-functional teams. You’ll collaborate with product, design, and engineering to deliver high-performance mobile solutions for millions of users.

The role requires a strong architectural mindset, expertise in Swift/UIKit/SwiftUI, and knowledge of Android frameworks. You will mentor engineers and help shape the mobile ecosystem’s evolution.