iOS Developer - SDE 3

About the Role

We are looking for experienced iOS Developers at the SDE II and SDE III levels to build and scale a high-engagement consumer technology platform.

You will take ownership of critical iOS modules, translate product ideas into polished user experiences, and solve challenges involving performance, real-time interactions, offline functionality, security, and scalability. This role requires strong iOS fundamentals, product thinking, and the ability to independently deliver production-grade applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality iOS applications using Swift
• Build responsive and reusable user interfaces using SwiftUI and UIKit
• Own features from technical design and development through release and post-production monitoring
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Backend, AI, Security, and Quality Engineering teams
• Integrate REST APIs, WebSockets, push notifications, analytics, authentication systems, and third-party services
• Improve application start-up time, rendering performance, memory usage, battery consumption, and crash rates
• Develop reliable offline experiences using local storage, caching, and data synchronisation
• Write modular, testable, and maintainable code using established architectural patterns
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, sprint planning, and production troubleshooting
• Monitor application health using crash reporting, analytics, logging, and performance-monitoring tools
• Maintain security standards for user data, API communication, local storage, and application releases
• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, TestFlight distribution, App Store releases, phased rollouts, and production monitoring

Core Technical Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Swift and the iOS SDK
• Hands-on experience with SwiftUI and UIKit
• Strong understanding of Swift Concurrency, async/await, actors, Combine, and asynchronous programming
• Experience with MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, The Composable Architecture, or similar scalable architectural approaches
• Strong understanding of the iOS application lifecycle, memory management, multithreading, networking, and performance optimisation
• Experience with URLSession, Codable, Core Data, UserDefaults, Keychain, and local caching
• Experience integrating REST APIs, WebSockets, Firebase, push notifications, universal links, and deep links
• Knowledge of dependency injection, modular architecture, background processing, pagination, and data synchronisation
• Experience writing unit and UI tests using XCTest, XCUITest, or Swift Testing
• Familiarity with Git, Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, CI/CD pipelines, App Store Connect, TestFlight, and production debugging
• Good understanding of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines and the ability to translate Figma designs into polished iOS experiences

Level Expectations

SDE III

• Typically 6 to 9 years of iOS development experience
• Owns the architecture and delivery of major application areas
• Makes system-level decisions affecting scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• Drives improvements in performance, testing, observability, security, and release quality
• Mentors iOS engineers and raises the overall technical standards of the team
• Collaborates with engineering leadership on roadmap planning, technical trade-offs, and risk management
• Leads the investigation and resolution of complex production issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building high-scale B2C, social media, community, messaging, content, or other consumer applications
• Experience implementing real-time feeds, chat, media uploads, notifications, recommendation surfaces, or social interactions
• Experience with modular iOS architecture and multi-module codebases
• Familiarity with AVFoundation, AVKit, Core Animation, image processing, media playback, and upload optimisation
• Understanding of iOS security, Keychain, encryption, certificate pinning, data protection, and application hardening
• Experience publishing or actively maintaining applications on the Apple App Store
• Experience working in fast-paced product or start-up environments

What We Look For

• Strong ownership and a product-first approach
• Ability to balance development speed with long-term engineering quality
• Attention to interaction details, usability, and application performance
• Clear communication and effective cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to work through ambiguity and convert broad product requirements into scalable technical solutions