iOS Group Lead

Ness Ziona, Israel
R&D
Full-time Management
About The Position

Who Are We?

Moovit (www.moovit.com), part of Mobileye (Nasdaq: MBLY), is the creator behind the #1 urban mobility app and is a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions provider. Together, Moovit and Mobileye are accelerating the global adoption of autonomous transportation.

Moovit’s iOS, Android, and Web apps guide people in getting around town effectively and conveniently, using any mode of transport. Introduced in 2012, it now serves over 1.5 Billion users in more than 3,500 cities across 112 countries.

Moovit amasses up to six billion anonymous data points a day to add to the world’s largest repository of transit and urban mobility data. For governments, cities, transit agencies, and private companies, Moovit offers AI-powered MaaS solutions covering planning, operations, and optimization with proven value in reducing congestion, growing ridership, and increasing efficiency and asset utilization.

As an iOS group lead you will oversee the iOS development team, ensuring high-quality app delivery while fostering team growth and collaboration. The role includes managing technical decisions, mentoring team leads, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and aligning iOS projects with company goals. You will balance leadership tasks like project planning, performance reviews, and advocating for the iOS platform within the organization.

Responsibilities:

Technical Decisions: Lead decisions on architecture, frameworks, and tools for iOS development.
Problem-Solving: Provide solutions to complex technical challenges and guide debugging efforts.
Innovation: Stay updated on iOS trends, Apple’s latest guidelines, and SDK changes to ensure the team remains cutting-edge.
Mentorship: Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to team leads and ICs
Team Growth: Hire and retain a strong group by fostering a culture of learning and collaboration, encouraging skill development and knowledge sharing.
Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary point of contact between the iOS team and other departments (e.g., product, design, QA, and backend teams).
Scalability and Performance: Plan and implement strategies to scale the application for future needs.
Cost Efficiency: Optimize development resources and infrastructure to balance cost and performance.

Requirements
B.Sc. in computer science/Software Engineering
3+ years of hands-on iOS development
2+ years of leading a large iOS team (5-6 developers or more)
B2C application experience
Excellent understanding of Objective Oriented design patterns, iOS fundamentals and the Apple environment
Deep curiosity to learn new technologies, explore new ideas, and passion for implementing them
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence others within your team and outside your team
Attention to detail, particularly around software engineering fundamentals and quality
Strong sense of ownership and initiative to fix problems and optimize systems that are both inside and outside your area of responsibility
Strong work ethic, productivity, and commitment; desire to see projects through to timely completion