iOS Mobile Dev Lead

Our client, is seeking an experienced, high-performing iOS Mobile Dev Lead to direct the design, development, and delivery of core customer-facing mobile applications.

In this technical leadership role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping enterprise mobile strategy, defining robust iOS architecture standards, and mentoring engineering squads. Leveraging your deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and modern iOS SDKs, you will build scalable, high-performing applications that deliver seamless user experiences. Working within an Agile delivery framework, you will lead both onshore and offshore development teams, enforce clean code standards, oversee CI/CD release pipelines, and collaborate directly with cross-functional Product, UX, and DevOps leadership.

Duration: 9-Month Contract (with high potential for extension)

Location & Work Arrangement: Toronto, ON (Hybrid: 2–4 days per week on-site at the corporate office)



Advantages
High-Impact Mobile Scope: Lead the architectural direction and technical execution for critical, high-volume mobile applications.

Modern Technical Stack: Work extensively with modern iOS frameworks, including Swift, SwiftUI, and automated CI/CD pipelines.

Dual Team Leadership: Take technical ownership across multiple engineering squads, driving onshore and offshore collaboration.

Long-Term Contract Stability: Secure a full 9-month consulting engagement within a top-tier, highly funded enterprise digital engineering division.



Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture Design
End-to-End iOS Delivery: Lead the technical design, development, and go-live delivery of enterprise iOS mobile applications across multiple development teams.

Architectural Blueprinting: Design and implement scalable mobile application architectures using MVC, MVP, and MVVM design patterns.

UI & Component Engineering: Build modern, intuitive mobile interfaces using SwiftUI, developing reusable UI components, core libraries, and technical frameworks.

Backend & API Integration: Architect seamless integrations connecting mobile frontends with backend microservices and RESTful APIs.

Team Coordination, Quality & CI/CD
Onshore/Offshore Leadership: Coordinate, mentor, and manage multi-disciplinary development teams, serving as the technical lead across more than one squad.

Code Governance & Best Practices: Perform rigorous peer code reviews, establish coding standards, and ensure application security, memory management, and performance tuning.

Agile & DevOps Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, and Release teams within Agile/Scrum delivery models, supporting automated CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and release management.

Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary technical point of contact, communicating architectural decisions and delivery progress to key business and client-facing stakeholders.



Qualifications
Professional Experience: 7+ years of dedicated professional experience in iOS mobile application development.

Core iOS Technologies: Advanced hands-on mastery of Swift, SwiftUI, iOS SDK, and native mobile capabilities.

Architecture Design Patterns: Solid, practical experience designing and implementing MVC, MVP, and MVVM mobile architectures.

API & Backend Integration: Deep experience integrating complex REST APIs, JSON data structures, and enterprise backend services.

DevOps & Tooling: Proficient with Git, version control workflows, and CI/CD automation platforms (such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps).

Leadership & Team Coordination: Proven experience leading development teams, managing onshore and offshore resources, and directing multi-squad initiatives as a Dev Lead.

Security & Performance: Strong understanding of mobile application security, memory management, performance profiling, and app deployment lifecycles.

Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, client-facing communication, and team mentorship abilities; thrives within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.

Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Prior technical experience within the Banking, Financial Services, or Fintech sectors.



Summary
If you are a tech-savvy iOS Mobile Dev Lead who pairs an absolute command of Swift, SwiftUI, and MVVM architecture with 7+ years of mobile engineering experience and the stakeholder leadership skills needed to guide multi-squad teams, this 9-month contract in Toronto is an outstanding opportunity. Bring your mobile architecture precision, code quality standards, and collaborative leadership style to our client's digital engineering team today!



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