IOS Technical Lead

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iOS Technical Lead – Hybrid (Crawley) – Contract (Inside IR35)

Industry: Aviation / Travel Technology

We are currently supporting a leading organisation in the aviation and travel technology sector in their search for an experienced iOS Technical Lead to join their digital engineering team on a hybrid basis (Crawley).

This is a key role responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of a highly visible customer-facing mobile application used by millions of users globally.

The Role

As the iOS Technical Lead, you will combine hands-on engineering with architectural leadership, driving the evolution of a modern, scalable mobile platform. You’ll work closely with product, backend, and architecture teams while also leading distributed engineering teams, including offshore developers.

The platform enables end-to-end customer journeys including booking, account management, and real-time travel services.

Key Responsibilities

Lead iOS development and feature delivery across the mobile platform
Define and evolve mobile architecture (MVVM, Clean Architecture, etc.)
Drive best practices across engineering including TDD, CI/CD, and code quality
Oversee API integrations (REST / GraphQL) and ensure performance optimisation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, backend, and DevOps
Mentor and lead distributed/offshore engineering teams

Required Skills & Experience

Strong commercial experience in iOS development (Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C)
Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer with architectural ownership
Deep understanding of modern mobile architecture patterns
Experience building scalable, high-performance mobile applications
Strong knowledge of API integration (REST; GraphQL is a plus)
Experience with modern development practices (CI/CD, TDD, secure coding)
Familiarity with reactive programming (Combine, async/await)
Experience working with distributed or offshore teams is highly desirable
Understanding of cloud-native and distributed systems

Additional Information

Hybrid working: Crawley (2–3 days onsite)
Contract role
Inside IR35
Competitive day rate

If you’re an experienced iOS Technical Lead looking to work on a high-impact digital product within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, please apply or get in touch for more details.

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