iOS Technical Engineering Lead

About the role

Provides expert level IT technical lead services, including the direction, evaluation, selection, configuration, implementation, and integration of new and existing technologies and tools. Are you a passionate iOS Lead? Do you want to work on a state-of-the-art application with modern design, architecture and tools in a truly agile environment? Come join our growing, enthusiastic and talented Mobile development team! Vanguard is heavily investing and committing to build a world-class mobile experience for our clients, and we are hiring top talent to build our new iOS and Android native apps. You will be joining a fun, collaborative and inclusive cross-functional team where individuals strong on aptitude and attitude have an opportunity to grow their professional careers through working with some of the most advanced technology, development practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with architects to implement high-performance mobile applications.
• Research and summarize adjacent technology trends to provide guidance.
• Mentor the team on the "how" of better use of existing platform components and performance best practices.
• Work collaboratively, learn quickly, and contribute wherever needed on the team.
• Communicate technical issues effectively to diverse audiences.
• Work with scrum masters and product owners to prioritize work relative to both delivering business value and addressing technical debt.
• Lead system analysis, design, development, and implementation for our existing mobile native applications.
• Translate stories into design and code; develop well-engineered code and test artifacts backed by automated tests.
• Research and employ contemporary software development techniques to ensure quality and improve velocity of the team.
• Elevate code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule; provide follow-up production support; submit change control requests and documents.
• Lead in design, code, and test inspections throughout life cycle to identify issues.
• Participate in other meetings, such as those for use case creation.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining an inclusive and highly collaborative environment for the team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred or relevant experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years as a mobile developer.

Skills

• Experience with Native mobile application development.
• Proficiency in one or more relevant programming languages (e.g., Swift/SwiftUI/Objective-C, JavaScript).
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and demonstrate a hands-on understanding.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, integration patterns/practice, data modeling principles and best practices.
• Good track record of project delivery for large cross-team projects.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to connect with engineers, managers, PMs, customers.
• Experience with cloud development platforms, mobile/web development frameworks, and micro-service architecture.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated experience with software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, dependency injection, testable code, and algorithms.
• Latest iOS SDK / XCode.
• Swift 5 / SwiftUI.
• CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions / Fastlane).
• Git (GitHub).
• Honeycomb.
• Splunk.

Schedule

This hybrid position is based in Charlotte, NC, with in-office work required Tuesday thru Thursday. Relocation assistance can be provided for non-local US candidates. No visa sponsorship will be provided.