iOS Lead (6-Month Contract) in Pune, भारत

About Us:

ClearRoute is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. We help enterprises reliably bring high-impact digital products to market faster, cheaper, and safer, working with technology leaders facing complex business challenges.

We take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in making better software. We’re not just making better software. We’re making the making of software better. Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to problem solving, we bring the step change our customer need to sustain innovation. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our customers and most importantly our team. This is an opportunity for you to build the organisation from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains.

Role:

We’re looking for an experienced iOS Lead with 10–14 years of experience to lead a team building native iOS apps on a complex project in the publishing domain. You’ll work directly with the customer and guide the team as tech lead on a codebase that several teams contribute to. The team works in an AI-first way, so you’ll be expected to use AI tools in your daily development and encourage the team to do the same. This is a 6-month contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and guide the iOS team as the tech lead

• Engage directly with the customer

• Drive native iOS development on a complex publishing project

• Work with other teams contributing to the same codebase

• Use AI-assisted development tools and encourage the team to use them

• Take a proactive approach to delivery and to supporting the team

Required Experience:

• 10–14 years of experience, at senior or lead level

• Strong hands-on experience in native iOS development

• Proven experience as a tech lead, leading and guiding a team

• Experience working with customers

• Experience working on a shared codebase with multiple teams

• Hands-on use of AI and agents

• Proactive and able to take ownership

Desirable Experience:

• Experience in the publishing domain

• Working knowledge of LangChain or similar LLM frameworks (e.g., RAG, agents)

• Experience building AI-powered features in iOS apps (e.g., integrating LLM services via REST, Core ML, Apple Intelligence)

• AI-powered features in iOS apps (Core ML, Apple Intelligence…)

Working at ClearRoute
We have grown from six founders to 180+ people across five countries in three years, and what sets us apart isn't the pace, it's how we grow.

• Real flexibility, in practice. We trust you to perform at your best and still have a life outside of work, with genuine hybrid working, a home office budget, an open feedback culture where your voice shapes decisions, and time off when life needs it (birthday included).

• When ClearRoute wins, you win. We offer profit share so success is shared, meaningful recognition for great work, and benefits that look after you and your family, including private healthcare, competitive salary benchmarking, and a confidential employee assistance program covering counselling, mental health support, and financial wellbeing.

• A community you'll genuinely want to be part of. Interest based communities like running and book clubs, Women in Tech group, monthly socials, and cross regional events bring people together across the company. An inclusive, collaborative culture where you don't need to conform to succeed, where people support one another and feel comfortable being themselves.

• Where meaningful work meets real growth. You will tackle complex, real world problems at the forefront of platform engineering, AI, security, and scalable systems. Your growth is supported by learning budgets, Udemy access, a clear career framework, internal mobility, and thought leadership opportunities that take your impact beyond ClearRoute.

At ClearRoute, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis.

We are committed to fostering a culture where all team members feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We celebrate individuality and our differences and understand that some differences may mean that you require changes made to the interview process. We are happy to cater to your needs to make the interview accessible, if this is something you require please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]