Lead iOS Engineer — Hybrid, Stock Options & Growth

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance‑dr

Stock options

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development including培训 &

Hybrid flexibility in Sandton

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 in Sandton, Gauteng, seeks a Lead Mobile Developer (iOS) to guide design, development, and deployment of high-quality iOS apps. You will lead hands-on coding and mentor a team of iOS developers.

You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to define features, ensure performance and quality, and maintain robust architectures (MVC/MVVM/VIPER) using Swift or Objective-C.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years in iOS mobile app development with at least 2 years in lead/senior role.
• Expertise in Swift and the iOS SDK.
• Strong knowledge of iOS architecture patterns (MVC, MVVM, VIPER) and memory management.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party libraries.
• Proficiency with Git and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development lifecycle of iOS applications from concept to launch and ongoing maintenance.
• Architect robust, scalable, and maintainable iOS applications using best practices.
• Write clean, efficient Swift or Objective-C code.
• Mentor and guide a team of iOS developers, providing technical direction and code reviews.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define features and user experience.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications and proactively address issues.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

iOS SDK

RESTful APIs

Git

Agile development

Cross-functional collaboration

MVC

MVVM

VIPER

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

Third-party libraries

Job description

Placements24 in Sandton, Gauteng, seeks a Lead Mobile Developer (iOS) to guide design, development, and deployment of high-quality iOS apps. You will lead hands-on coding and mentor a team of iOS developers.

You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to define features, ensure performance and quality, and maintain robust architectures (MVC/MVVM/VIPER) using Swift or Objective-C.