Principal iOS Engineer

We are looking for a Principal iOS Engineer who will take ownership of the technical architecture, development, scalability, and performance of our iOS applications. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Swift, iOS SDK, SwiftUI/UIKit, and experience designing and building large-scale mobile applications. This role requires someone who can operate at an architectural level while still being hands-on with development.
Responsibilities:
Design and develop high-quality, scalable iOS applications using Swift.
Define and drive iOS application architecture, technical standards, and best practices.
Lead technical decisions around application design, scalability, performance, and security.
Build reusable and maintainable components and frameworks.
Work closely with Product, Design, Backend, QA, and other engineering teams.
Identify and resolve complex performance, memory, concurrency, and stability issues.
Drive code quality through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.
Mentor and guide senior engineers and contribute to the overall technical growth of the team.
Evaluate new iOS technologies and introduce them where they provide business or engineering value.
Take ownership of critical technical initiatives and deliver solutions for complex engineering problems.
Requirements:
Someone who is not just a strong iOS developer but can act as a technical authority for the mobile engineering team, driving architecture, solving complex problems, influencing engineering decisions, and building scalable iOS products.
Must-Have Skills:
10+ years of experience in iOS application development.
Strong hands-on expertise in Swift and iOS SDK.
Strong experience with SwiftUI and UIKit.
Excellent understanding of iOS architecture and design patterns.
Experience with MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, or similar architectural approaches.
Strong knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization.
Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, networking, and third-party SDK integrations.
Strong understanding of Git, CI/CD, unit testing, and UI testing.
Experience building and maintaining large-scale consumer or enterprise iOS applications.
Strong problem-solving and technical leadership skills.
Good to Have:
Experience developing iOS frameworks/SDKs.
Exposure to modular architecture and reusable components.
Experience with Swift Concurrency / async-await.
Knowledge of Combine.
Experience with mobile security and application performance monitoring.
Experience working in a product-based organization.
Strong experience mentoring senior/principal-level engineers.

Experience
10-14 yrs