Senior iOS Engineer — Tech Lead & Architect

Platform45; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform45 is seeking a Senior Mobile Developer (iOS) to lead the design and delivery of high-quality iOS applications for diverse clients. You’ll mentor teammates, champion best practices, and own parts of the architecture from concept to production.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to ship robust apps, optimize performance, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of native iOS (Swift) development with App Store releases.
• Expertise in Swift and Objective-C with iOS SDK knowledge.
• Experience with MVC, MVVM, VIPER and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable iOS apps.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate with product, UX/UI, and backend teams.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure quality assurance.
• Mentor junior developers and uphold coding standards.
• Gather client requirements and translate to technical solutions.
• Stay updated on industry trends and apply improvements.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

Problem solving

Communication

Mentorship

Team leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Unit testing

RESTful APIs

Job description

Platform45 is seeking a Senior Mobile Developer (iOS) to lead the design and delivery of high-quality iOS applications for diverse clients. You’ll mentor teammates, champion best practices, and own parts of the architecture from concept to production.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to ship robust apps, optimize performance, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced startup environment.