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

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. 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.

The Role 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.

Key Responsibilities 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 / GraphQL) and ensure performance optimisation

Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, backend, and DevOps

Mentor and lead distributed/offshore engineering teams

Required Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience in iOS development (Swift, SwiftUI, 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; GraphQL 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

Additional Information 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. xehkeey *Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.