Lead Mobile Engineer (iOS & Android)

We are looking for an exceptional Lead Mobile Engineer with extensive production experience across both iOS and Android platforms to lead the design, architecture, and evolution of large-scale, customer-facing mobile experiences.
The ideal candidate has deep, authoritative expertise in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Design Systems, and modern iOS architecture, combined with a proven track record of technical leadership, setting engineering direction, and driving scalability, performance, reliability, and engineering excellence across mobile organizations.
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, high-quality native iOS applications using Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI
Define and drive the technical vision for modern iOS architecture, modular components, reusable frameworks, and engineering best practices across the mobile organization
Own the strategy and evolution of Design Systems and reusable UI components, enabling consistent customer experiences and accelerating development efficiency across multiple product teams
Lead the delivery of complex, high-impact customer-facing features that integrate with backend APIs, microservices, personalization, loyalty, product, cart, checkout, and other enterprise platforms
Partner strategically with Product, UX/Design, Android, Backend, QA, Architecture, and Platform leadership to shape and deliver end-to-end solutions aligned with business objectives
Collaborate closely with the Mobile Platform team to define, adopt, and enhance shared frameworks, foundational capabilities, architecture standards, developer tooling, and common services
Provide technical leadership across the complete SDLC, including requirements analysis, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support
Define and champion the roadmap for CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, build processes, release automation, and developer productivity improvements
Set the standard for clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code with strong unit and UI test coverage
Lead code reviews, technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and drive the creation of high-quality engineering documentation
Proactively identify, prioritize, and drive the resolution of technical debt while leading improvements in application performance, scalability, reliability, security, accessibility, and maintainability
Mentor and grow senior and mid-level engineers, share technical knowledge, and establish strong engineering standards and a culture of excellence across the mobile organization
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience developing native iOS applications, with substantial production experience across both iOS and Android
1+ years of demonstrated technical leadership on large-scale mobile initiatives
Deep expertise in Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI, along with the iOS SDK
Proven track record of designing, building, and evolving Design Systems, reusable UI components, and shared libraries/frameworks adopted across multiple teams
Advanced understanding of iOS application architecture, design patterns, modularization, dependency management, and separation of concerns, with the ability to define architectural direction at scale
Expertise in designing applications that integrate with REST APIs and distributed backend services
Strong command of networking, concurrency, and data persistence, along with application lifecycle, memory management, and performance optimization
Advanced skills in unit testing, UI testing, and code quality practices, including Git and automated build/release processes
Solid experience defining and improving CI/CD pipelines and mobile application deployment processes
Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile development practices, and production support for large-scale applications
Demonstrated success partnering with Platform teams and cross-functional engineering leadership to deliver shared technical capabilities
Strong ability to troubleshoot and lead resolution of complex production issues using application monitoring, analytics, crash reporting, and observability tools
Proven experience mentoring engineers and establishing engineering standards across teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and effectively convey technical decisions, trade-offs, risks, and dependencies to executive, technical, and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have
Extensive background in leading large-scale retail, e-commerce, or high-traffic consumer mobile applications
Proven experience defining modular iOS architectures and leading migration/evolution of large existing codebases
Demonstrated success driving engineering excellence initiatives and technical strategy across mobile organizations
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
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EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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