Lead iOS Engineer, The Bump at The Knot Worldwide

WHAT WE DO MATTERS:

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.

ABOUT THE BUMP

At The Knot Worldwide we help tens of millions of people across fifteen countries celebrate life by solving complex user problems and building world class products.

We are seeking a talented Lead iOS Engineer on our web squad for our Barcelona-based Bump team.

Join a group of exceptional design and tech professionals who share your passion for user-centric development, collaborating on cutting-edge designs that captivate and engage. We take pride in making a real impact on the vision for the baby and child space, and we're looking for like-minded individuals to join us. In our organization we foster a fun, ambitious, and standout environment, dedicated to being the ultimate resource for parents and parents-to-be.

ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM

As a Lead iOS Engineer at The Bump you’ll drive the development and maintenance of our popular and content-rich iOS app that serves complex and engaging features and digital tools for The Bump’s thriving community of users. Reporting to the App Engineering Manager, you’ll help define the future of The Bump’s native app experiences and help lift the product, platform and app team to meet our awesome long-term ambitions.

You will be responsible for developing, enhancing and maintaining our iOS app, collaborating with cross-functional teams to engineer and deliver high quality mobile solutions that provide an exceptional user experience. You will bring a resolute, detail-oriented spirit to the team, following best practice and working with your manager and QA teams to optimize app performance and strive for exceptional code quality.

As a Lead Engineer, you will own and champion key technical projects and initiatives, working closely with Product and Design colleagues on exciting new features that will delight users and deliver on our business objectives. Experience leading teams

Our iOS app is written in Swift, with some legacy Objective-C, using MVVM+C architecture, with development and distribution supported by our CI/CD stack (Fastlane + Bitrise).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own & deliver feature complete, well-tested, maintainable code following design guidelines and best practices
Providing first-class guidance and stewardship when reviewing code from other engineers on the team to provide feedback
Defining and championing best practices for the team and the organization
Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap
Work closely with business stakeholders to deliver value to users
Lead and facilitate decision making during technical meetings
Ensure technical KPIs around application maintenance, performance and resiliency are met
Drive technical roadmap, contribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure
Promote best practices and ensure the continuous improvement of engineering and product processes
Manage releases to production ensuring QA and stakeholders are all aligned as necessary
Participate in the technical organization outside of our squad in making company-wide architecture, data, and code pattern decisions
Communicate and align with other squads inside of our organization who work on other parts of our applications
Work closely with remote and international teams

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE

At least 7 years of experience working as an iOS Engineer with experience in Swift and Objective-C, with at least 2 years as a Lead Engineer.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Team leadership experience in delivering & deploying complex iOS projects
A confident grasp of software engineering principles and design, testing and experience with different mobile architectures
Proficiency with CI/CD processes for mobile (we use Bitrise and Fastlane)
Excellent English communication skills

WORK MODEL:

This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make it even easier for our customers to plan life’s most meaningful moments and for our small business owners to grow and scale. We would love to have you with us on our journey.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:

Commit to our customers: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments.
Raise the bar: You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision.
Be all in: You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully.
Celebrate impact: You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.
For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.

US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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Lead iOS Engineer, The Bump

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