Senior Application Architect – iOS Mobile Solutions
Digital
Architecture
Bachelor, Master
Advanced (5+)
- Location
- Leuven, Flemish Brabant
- Work type
- Consultancy
- Work model
- Fulltime, Hybrid
Our client, a leading European bank-insurance group, is seeking a technical leader to drive the evolution of their flagship mobile platforms. This role focuses on defining the architectural direction for native mobile applications while mentoring a high-performing engineering team to ensure scalability, security, and performance.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the technical direction and long-term architectural roadmap for the iOS platform.
- Design and implement complex, high-impact features and modular frameworks to enhance application stability.
- Lead architectural decisions regarding modularization, scalability, and security alignment.
- Establish and maintain high coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines across the development lifecycle.
- Coach and mentor developers through in-depth code and architecture reviews to foster professional growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Android developers and UX designers, to deliver integrated end-to-end solutions.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional mobile development experience with Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, iOS SDK, and Xcode.
- 8+ years of experience with MVVM, Coordinator patterns, dependency injection, and modular application architectures.
- You bring expert knowledge of networking and data integration using URLSession, Codable, and async/await.
- You possess extensive experience with Swift Package Manager and managing the iOS release and App Store delivery process.
- You have a strong understanding of mobile security practices such as SSL pinning and implementing iOS accessibility APIs.
- You have proficiency in collaborative development workflows using Git, GitHub, BitBucket, and CI/CD pipelines.
- You have professional experience working within Agile environments and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- You possess strong leadership and coaching abilities with a focus on clear and convincing communication.
- You are proactive, analytical, and process-driven with a focus on long-term sustainability.
- You are fluent in Dutch and English.
Nice to Haves
- Knowledge of Android development concepts and shared mobile principles.
- Experience with Apple OS X system management.
Offer
- Start date: ASAP
- Location: Leuven - hybrid
- Duration: start ASAP - 31/12/2026
- Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
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