Lead iOS Engineer - Mobile Modernization

Perficient • Austin, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a Lead iOS Engineer - Mobile Modernization to join a dedicated mobile pod delivering iOS features for a major financial-services client in a regulated, security-first environment. Pods are small and senior-anchored — you'll own the iOS architecture within your pod, set the bar for code quality, and ship production increments on a compressed timeline. We work in an AI-accelerated delivery model (AI-assisted codegen, test generation, and review) and expect engineers who can amplify their output with modern tooling. Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues. This role is located on client site in Austin, TX 2-3 days per week.

Requirements

• 6+ years mobile development, 4+ years native iOS in Swift
• Deep SwiftUI experience and sound grasp of iOS architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean, TCA, or similar)
• Strong async/concurrency skills (Swift Concurrency / Combine)
• API integration, offline/caching strategies, and secure data handling on device
• XCTest / unit + UI testing and CI/CD (Xcode Cloud, Fastlane, Bitrise, or GitHub Actions)
• App Store release experience and code-signing/provisioning fluency
• Self-directed; productive in a fast-ramp, standards-driven pod

Nice To Haves

• Financial services, fintech, or other regulated-industry experience
• Experience building real-time trading, brokerage, or streaming market-data apps
• Exposure to in-app AI features (conversational AI, AI-driven insights or personalization)
• Familiarity with security/compliance (SSO/OAuth, biometrics, secure enclave, MDM)
• Multi-device experience: iPadOS and Apple Watch (watchOS)
• Experience with AI-assisted development tooling
• Design-system / component-library contribution

Responsibilities

• Design and build native iOS features in Swift and SwiftUI (UIKit interop as needed)
• Own architecture decisions within your pod — modularization, state management, navigation, dependency injection
• Integrate against REST/GraphQL APIs in partnership with the pod's API engineer
• Build performant, secure features for real-time data and transactional workflows — streaming quotes/updates, low-latency UI, and secure handling of sensitive financial data
• Establish and enforce CI/CD, automated testing, and release standards for the pod
• Uphold security, privacy, and compliance requirements appropriate to a regulated broker-dealer
• Mentor a mid-level iOS engineer and contribute to shared standards across pods
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery without compromising quality

Benefits

• We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with.
• We’re committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders… and we’re not done yet.
• Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
• Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
• Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans.
• Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
• Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
• If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed