Lead iOS Engineer - Health Care
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead iOS Engineer – Health Care based in the United States.
This role is a senior technical leadership position focused on building and scaling mission-critical iOS applications and SDKs used in regulated healthcare environments.
You will lead the design and delivery of high-quality mobile solutions that directly support medical device workflows and patient-facing healthcare experiences.
The position blends hands-on engineering with architectural ownership, requiring strong expertise in Swift and modern iOS frameworks.
You will guide a team of iOS engineers while collaborating closely with product, design, and architecture stakeholders across multiple regions.
A key part of the role is ensuring software meets strict quality, performance, and regulatory standards required in healthcare and medical device contexts.
You will also play a central role in mentoring engineers, shaping technical direction, and driving engineering best practices across the team.
This is a high-impact role for a leader who thrives at the intersection of mobile engineering excellence and healthcare innovation.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the architecture, design, development, and delivery of high-quality iOS applications and SDKs using Swift.
- Provide technical leadership to a team of iOS engineers, driving engineering excellence, consistency, and continuous improvement.
- Define and enforce architectural standards, coding guidelines, and best practices across mobile development efforts.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Lead technical design discussions, architectural reviews, and technology evaluations for mobile platforms.
- Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support.
- Own the quality, scalability, maintainability, and performance of mobile applications and system components.
- Champion automated testing strategies including unit, integration, and UI testing to ensure reliability.
- Oversee CI/CD pipelines and mobile development workflows to improve release efficiency and engineering productivity.
- Ensure compliance with medical software development standards and regulatory requirements, including design assurance processes.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and build prototypes to inform technical direction and innovation.
- Support internal and external stakeholders by providing technical expertise when needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years focused on iOS development.
- Strong expertise in Swift and iOS architectural patterns, with experience building production-grade mobile applications.
- Demonstrated experience working on healthcare or medical device-related applications, ideally including CGM systems.
- Solid understanding of modern mobile architecture approaches (e.g., unidirectional flow patterns such as TCA).
- Experience working with APIs and cloud-integrated mobile applications (REST, JSON, OAuth 2.0).
- Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows.
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring engineers and driving technical alignment.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience with Bluetooth/BLE, SwiftUI/Combine, or Kotlin Multiplatform is a plus.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments and regulated software development (FDA, HIPAA) is highly desirable.
- Competitive compensation aligned with senior engineering leadership roles.
- Opportunity to build impactful healthcare technology used in real-world medical contexts.
- Remote-friendly work environment within the United States.
- Collaborative, cross-functional engineering culture spanning product, design, and architecture teams.
- Exposure to cutting-edge mobile engineering practices and modern iOS architecture.
- Opportunity to influence technical strategy, team development, and product direction.
- Work in a regulated, high-impact domain where engineering quality directly affects patient outcomes.
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Mobile pay context
Based on 128 disclosed Mobile salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $196K/year, with most offers between $175K and $223K (10th–90th percentile: $150K–$254K).
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