The role

This is the first Lead iOS hire. You will own the iOS technical roadmap, set engineering standards from scratch, and mentor the iOS team. No formal direct reports: influence comes from expertise, not hierarchy.

The split is about 90% hands-on coding and 10% technical leadership. You report to the MobApp Tech Lead and act as the iOS voice in every cross-functional discussion with Product, Design, Backend, and QA.

What you bring

• 6+ years of commercial iOS development in Swift
• Deep UIKit mastery plus solid SwiftUI production experience
• Swift Concurrency (async/await) and Combine in production
• Strong architectural thinking: MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, and the trade-offs between them
• CI/CD ownership: Fastlane, GitLab CI or Xcode Cloud
• Full App Store lifecycle: provisioning, TestFlight, submission, App Review
• Testing culture: XCTest, testable code, high standards enforced in code review
• iOS security: Keychain, Secure Enclave, biometric auth, certificate pinning, jailbreak detection
• REST API integration with robust error handling, retry logic, token refresh
• Proven technical leadership and mentorship with measurable results
• High ownership mindset and clear cross-functional communication
• English B2+

Nice to have

• Fintech, crypto, payments or banking app experience
• KYC SDK integration (Sumsub, Onfido) or payment SDKs (Stripe, Checkout.com)
• Real-time data: WebSocket, SSE
• Modular iOS architecture (Swift Packages, feature modules)
• Firebase suite, performance profiling with Instruments
• Experience interviewing iOS engineers

Why join

• Build iOS engineering culture from scratch, a rare founding opportunity
• Real product at scale: your code serves millions of users handling real money
• Modern native stack: Swift and SwiftUI, no Objective-C legacy
• Remote-first, high autonomy, no micromanagement
• Clear growth path: Lead iOS (IC-5) → Tech Lead (IC-6) → potential Head of Mobile
• Fast-growing company: 120+ people, 266% YoY growth in 2025

Interview Process

1. Tech Recruitment - Initial screening
2. Head of HR - culture fit and motivation
3. CBDO - commercial depth, network, and deal evidence
4. CEO - final alignment and commitment