Lead Mobile Engineer - iOS
The simPRO Group
Job Context
We are looking for an experienced Lead Mobile Engineer to join our team working on a complex field-service mobile application used by engineers across the UK. You will lead the technical direction of our iOS platform while ensuring your team is empowered to maintain and improve a production codebase with a large user base.Location: Leeds (LS15) or Reading (RG1), on-site.
What You’ll Do
Required skills and experience:
Proven ability to lead technical projects and guide engineering teams, including mentoring engineers.
Clear communicator who can work well and build relationships with team members of all disciplines and across the business.
Comfortable evolving team ways-of-working in dynamic fast-paced delivery environments.
Experience developing and refining AI-assisted development workflows and methodologies, with the ability to improve how the team uses the latest tools and practices.
Deep expertise in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, XCTest and the broad iOS ecosystem.
Experience with legacy codebases and leading transformation.
Strong understanding of offline-first architecture and API integration.
Understanding of App Store publishing, policies, and release management.
Desirable experience:
Track record of evaluating emerging technologies (including AI tooling) and introducing them effectively.
Experience with cross-platform approaches (KMP, shared architecture patterns).
Experience in SaaS, field service or logistics domains.
What we're looking for in the person:
A leader who strives for psychological safety in your team.
You celebrate the success of those around you and promote individual and team development outside of pure delivery.
You stay current with the iOS ecosystem but apply new tools and patterns as appropriate, not just because they're new.
You balance the need to work in legacy codebases whilst modernising and delivering new features.
Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and course-correcting when needed.
What You’ll Bring
Experience in iOS development, with strong expertise in Swift and the wider iOS ecosystem (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine).
Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver production software, mentoring others and driving technical direction.
Experience working with and modernising legacy codebases while continuing to ship features.
Strong focus on delivery and execution in fast-paced environments.
Experience building scalable mobile applications, including API integration and offline-first architecture.
Familiarity with cloud-based environments and modern development tooling.
What We Can Offer You
A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement
Private Health Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances)
Life Insurance
Company pension scheme, with an uncapped 5% employer contribution
Generous Parental Leave Program
Paid Volunteer Leave Days
Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
Talent Referral Programme – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment
Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech
A discounts and cash back scheme
Casual dress and relaxed office environment
Opportunities for career progression and development
Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
Service recognition awards
Click here to find out more about working at Simpro Group!
Our Core Values
We Are One Team
We Are Customer Centric
We Are Growth Minded
We Are Accountable
We Celebrate Success
Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. This means that we want everyone to feel welcome and offer equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other non-performance factor.
If you'd like to join a fun and progressive organisation, where there are opportunities to develop your career, please apply now with your CV/Resumer.
Please note: no agencies will be accepted in the recruitment of this role. Any CVs provided to Simpro Software by agencies will be treated as a gift.