Lead Software Engineer, iOS (Finance)

ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:

The Knot Worldwide is seeking an experienced iOS Lead Software Engineer to join our E-commerce team. This Tech Lead will play a crucial role in driving the development of key features across several parts of our iOS app, including Registry, Guest List Management, Wedding Websites, and Paper Offerings. The iOS Lead Software Engineer will work closely with product and design partners to implement new features, optimize the app's performance, and mentor a team of engineers while ensuring the highest standards for reliability and feature velocity.

The Lead Software Engineer will work cross-functionally alongside Product and Design to ideate and build best-in-class apps that support the company's goals, uplevel our technical processes and ensure we're following best-in-class practices. Our product and engineering teams work closely together at every phase of product development from research and inception to release and maintenance, and the Lead Engineer will be a core part of this.

The Knot Worldwide is the leading wedding marketplace in over 16 countries, providing couples with a personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey, and connecting them with local small businesses who can help them fulfill their wedding vision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and mentor the iOS team to implement well-architected, maintainable, and testable features across multiple app areas.
• Define and enforce coding standards, and testing strategies within the iOS team.
• Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap, architecture discussions, and Agile planning.
• Drive key technical initiatives and process improvements to increase app reliability, performance, and feature velocity.
• Support the migration of our app to modern iOS frameworks and architectures, leveraging technologies such as SwiftUI, async/await, Combine, and best practices to improve code quality and maintainability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, backend, and other engineering teams to define and build features that deliver value to our users and business stakeholders.
• Lead the development of new features from concept to delivery, while balancing technical debt and business needs.
• Produce well-tested, extensible code that serves up to 5M+ requests per day.
• Ensure that app maintenance, performance, and resiliency meet established technical KPIs.
• Provide hands-on leadership, guiding engineers to grow in their careers and upholding a high standard of technical excellence within the team.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE:

• 7+ years hands-on proven track record implementing iOS applications in Swift.
• 2+ years of experience using SwiftUI.
• Strong knowledge of Combine and Async/Await, and experience with MVVM architecture.
• High Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs or API Communications (GraphQL) within applications.
• Expertise in debugging, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance iOS apps, using tools like Instruments and Testflight (Experience with monitoring tools like NewRelic is a plus).
• Proven track record leading engineers to deliver complex projects.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to drive features and initiatives forward.
• Ability to balance business needs with technical constraints, ensuring that business goals and technical quality are met.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to represent the technical team to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical actions, and ensure that business value delivery is optimized without compromising technical quality.
• A collaborative mindset, with a strong focus on mentorship, fostering a culture of growth, and enhancing team dynamics.