Engineering Manager (iOS)

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager, iOS to lead the development and delivery of large-scale mobile applications within the financial services industry.

This individual will oversee an engineering team responsible for building and modernizing consumer-facing mobile banking experiences, with a focus on customer onboarding, account management, and financial transactions. The role will support a major new development initiative aimed at expanding mobile capabilities into additional markets while addressing evolving business and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in native iOS development, proven experience managing and mentoring engineering teams, and the ability to provide technical direction while driving successful project delivery. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring a balance of people management, technical oversight, architectural guidance, and collaboration with senior client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an iOS engineering team responsible for the design, development, and delivery of high-quality mobile applications.
• Establish technical direction, engineering standards, and best practices across the mobile development team.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and career development to engineers while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Oversee application architecture, technical design decisions, code quality, and overall engineering practices.
• Maintain hands-on involvement in development, particularly when addressing complex technical challenges or guiding critical implementations.
• Partner with product owners, designers, business stakeholders, and other technology leaders to translate business objectives into technical solutions.
• Drive Agile development processes, sprint planning, prioritization, and delivery commitments.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges to ensure projects remain on track.
• Promote scalable, maintainable, and secure mobile application development practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency through emerging technologies, automation, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Communicate project progress, technical decisions, and potential risks to internal leadership and client stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering complex, production-grade applications.
• 4+ years of experience leading and managing software engineering teams.
• Strong background in native iOS application development using Swift.
• Hands-on experience with SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Previous experience developing consumer banking or financial services applications, particularly involving customer onboarding and account management.
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and third-party frameworks.
• Experience managing Agile engineering teams and overseeing end-to-end software delivery.
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and application release processes.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, build effective teams, and improve engineering performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical groups.
• Ability to balance people management, technical leadership, and hands-on engineering responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within financial services, fintech, or digital banking environments.
• Familiarity with KYC, AML, fraud management, or regulatory reporting.
• Experience implementing biometric authentication within mobile applications.
• Knowledge of enterprise mobile application distribution and configuration standards.
• Experience managing teams responsible for applications published through the Apple App Store.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar platforms to improve engineering productivity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

What Makes This Opportunity Interesting

• Lead and develop an engineering team working on large-scale mobile banking applications.
• Influence technical strategy and architectural direction for a major mobile development initiative.
• Help build new mobile capabilities in a greenfield development environment.
• Work directly with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Combine engineering leadership, team development, and technical problem-solving within a complex financial services environment.