Software Architect – Mobile

Air Apps

Mobile Software Architect leading mobile architecture for a suite of applications at Air Apps. Driving AI-powered solutions with a focus on iOS and team collaboration.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeStockholm • 🇸🇪 SwedenMid-LevelSenior💰 $145,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCloudiOSJavaKotlinObjective-CSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the mobile architecture strategy, ensuring a scalable and maintainable foundation across projects.
Focus primarily on iOS architecture, libraries, and platform-specific patterns, while maintaining an understanding of Android frameworks.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to ensure architectural decisions align with product goals and user experience.
Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and performance guidelines.
Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on refactoring and scaling existing mobile applications.
Design APIs, SDKs, and modular components that can be reused across teams.
Guide decisions around third-party libraries, mobile tooling, and build/deployment pipelines.
Partner with backend and cloud teams to ensure seamless integration between mobile apps and services.
Stay current with the latest trends and best practices in mobile architecture, performance, and security.
Mentor mobile engineers and help elevate the team’s technical proficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Around 6+ years of experience in mobile development with a strong architectural mindset.
Deep expertise in iOS development using Swift (Objective-C knowledge is a plus).
Solid understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, and other modern iOS frameworks.
Experience with app performance optimization, modularization, and offline-first strategies.
Familiarity with Android development (Kotlin/Java) is a strong plus.
Experience integrating with APIs, handling mobile data storage, caching, and background tasks.
Strong knowledge of App Store submission, mobile security, and compliance guidelines.
Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and deployment automation.
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical team members.
Passion for clean code, design patterns (MVVM, VIPER, etc.), and scalable architecture.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Apple hardware ecosystem for work.
Annual Bonus
Top-tier Health and Life Insurance for peace of mind.
Transportation Budget to support your commute needs.
Coverflex benefits package for meal allowances, well-being, and more.
Childcare support.
Air Conference - an opportunity to meet the team, collaborate, and grow together.
Pension Fund to support your long-term financial planning.
Urban Sports Club membership to keep you active.
Meals 100% free at the hub.

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Hard Skills & Tools

iOS developmentSwiftUIKitSwiftUICombineAndroid developmentKotlinJavaAPI integrationmobile performance optimization

Soft Skills

communication skillsmentoringcollaborationarchitectural mindsetguidanceteam leadershipproblem-solvingtechnical proficiencyexplanation of conceptspassion for clean code