IOS Technical Lead – IR35 hybrid

iOS Technical Lead - Hybrid (Crawley) - Contract (Inside IR35)

Industry: Aviation / Travel Technology

We are currently supporting a leading organisation in the aviation and travel technology sector in their search for an experienced iOS Technical Lead to join their digital engineering team on a hybrid basis (Crawley). This is a key role responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of a highly visible customer-facing mobile application used by millions of users globally.

As the iOS Technical Lead, you will combine hands‑on engineering with architectural leadership, driving the evolution of a modern, scalable mobile platform. You'll work closely with product, backend, and architecture teams while also leading distributed engineering teams, including offshore developers. The platform enables end‑to‑end customer journeys including booking, account management, and real‑time travel services.

• Lead iOS development and feature delivery across the mobile platform
• Define and evolve mobile architecture (MVVM, Clean Architecture, etc.)
• Drive best practices across engineering including TDD, CI/CD, and code quality
• Oversee API integrations (REST / Graph
  
  QL) and ensure performance optimisation
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across product, backend, and Dev Ops
• Mentor and lead distributed/offshore engineering teams

• Strong commercial experience in iOS development (Swift, Swift
  
  UI, UIKit, Objective‑C)
• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer with architectural ownership
• Deep understanding of modern mobile architecture patterns
• Experience building scalable, high‑performance mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of API integration (REST; Graph
  
  QL is a plus)
• Experience with modern development practices (CI/CD, TDD, secure coding)
• Familiarity with reactive programming (Combine, async/await)
• Experience working with distributed or offshore teams is highly desirable
• Understanding of cloud‑native and distributed systems

• Hybrid working:
  Crawley (2‑3 days onsite)
• Contract role Inside IR35
• Competitive day rate

If you're an experienced iOS Technical Lead looking to work on a high‑impact digital product within a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment, please apply or get in touch for more details.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements.