IOS Technical Lead

Associate Technical Lead – Job Description

Job Title : Associate Technical Lead

Location : Hyderabad, INDIA.

Experience : 6 – 8 Years

OSI Digital is looking for a hands-on and technically strong iOS Technical Lead with 6+ years of experience in building scalable, high-performance mobile applications. The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of Swift, SwiftUI, and Apple’s ecosystem with strong leadership skills to drive end-to-end iOS development. This is an excellent opportunity for a technology leader who is passionate about mobile innovation and wants to mentor a team while delivering impactful, user-centric applications. The project offers long-term visibility, direct stakeholder collaboration, and the chance to architect solutions for high-scale enterprise or consumer-facing products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of modern iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and Combine.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and backend teams to define feature scope and timelines.
• Guide and mentor a team of iOS developers in best practices, code reviews, and performance tuning.
• Drive and enforce standards for code quality, unit testing, modular architecture, and CI/CD integration.
• Own the full SDLC from requirement analysis to deployment in the App Store, ensuring high reliability and performance.
• Integrate mobile apps with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication services, and 3rd-party SDKs.
• Ensure adherence to Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, accessibility standards, and privacy policies.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and risk mitigation in an Agile development environment.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of iOS development experience with at least 2+ years in a lead/architect role
• Expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, Webview and CoreData
• Experience with iOS architecture patterns like MVVM, VIPER, or Clean Architecture
• Experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Proven track record of publishing apps in the Apple App Store
• Strong knowledge of Apple Developer tools: Xcode, Instruments, TestFlight, etc.
• Experience integrating with APIs, mobile analytics, crash reporting, and push notification services
• Solid understanding of mobile security, data handling, and offline sync patterns
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and unit/UI testing frameworks like XCTest
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wearables (Apple Watch) or tvOS
• Familiarity with Firebase, GraphQL, or Azure B2C for mobile auth
• Exposure to DevOps tools (Fastlane, Bitrise, Jenkins)
• Mobile automation testing experience using XCTest or Appium
• Prior experience working with internationalization and localization
  
  

We Are Not Looking For Someone Who

• Primarily focuses on hybrid apps (e.g., Flutter, React Native) without deep native iOS experience
• Avoids mentoring or prefers working in silos rather than collaborating with team members
• Has limited experience with iOS design guidelines or app publishing process
• Is uncomfortable with performance tuning, debugging, or optimizing app size
• Prefers working in highly structured enterprise-only environments and avoids ownership