Air Apps

Software Architect - Mobile

Air Apps
Apply
12 months ago

Base Salary

$145k - $255k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead a scalable, maintainable mobile architecture strategy across projects.
  • Lead iOS architecture, libraries, and platform-specific patterns while maintaining Android knowledge.
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, and product teams to align architecture with product and user-experience goals.
  • Establish coding standards, design patterns, and performance guidelines.
  • Lead architectural reviews and guide refactoring and scaling of existing mobile applications.
  • Design reusable APIs, SDKs, and modular components for use across teams.
  • Guide decisions on third-party libraries, mobile tooling, and build and deployment pipelines.
  • Partner with backend and cloud teams to integrate mobile applications with services.
  • Track mobile architecture, performance, and security trends and best practices.
  • Mentor mobile engineers and improve the team’s technical proficiency.

Requirements

  • Around 6+ years of mobile development experience with a strong architectural mindset.
  • Deep iOS development expertise using Swift; Objective-C knowledge is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, and modern iOS frameworks.
  • Experience with performance optimization, modularization, and offline-first strategies.
  • Familiarity with Android development using Kotlin or Java is a strong plus.
  • Experience integrating APIs and handling mobile data storage, caching, and background tasks.
  • Knowledge of App Store submission, mobile security, and compliance guidelines.
  • Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Passion for clean code, design patterns such as MVVM and VIPER, and scalable architecture.

Benefits

  • Apple hardware ecosystem for work
  • Annual bonus
  • Medical insurance including vision and dental
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% contribution
  • Air Conference for team collaboration and growth
  • Transportation budget
  • Free meals at the hub
  • Gym membership

Tech Stack

iOSJavaObjective-CSwiftSwiftUI

Categories

Mobile
Air Apps

About Air Apps

51-200 employees

Air Apps develops and publishes consumer mobile apps for iOS and Android across productivity, utilities, fitness, creativity, and learning. Founded in 2018 in Lisbon and now operating from Lisbon and San Francisco, the privately held company is self-funded and reports over 100 million worldwide downloads across 30+ titles. Current work includes an AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner.

Contact me