Senior IOS Engineer

About the role

This position represents a rare opportunity to define a new platform from scratch as the first dedicated iOS expert at Office Hours. You will architect the mobile experience, dictating technical direction and long-term product strategy from the ground up. The role grants significant ownership over product decisions, user interaction paradigms, and the overall aesthetic and performance of the application. You will guide the evolution of the app through initial launch and sustained growth, shaping its identity in a competitive market. Collaboration with design and product leadership will be constant, translating abstract concepts into concrete, high-fidelity digital experiences. You are expected to establish engineering standards and best practices that will scale as the mobile team expands, ensuring consistency and quality. Success in this role will be measured by the creation of a polished, delightful application that achieves product-market fit and resonates deeply with users.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Assume complete ownership of the iOS application lifecycle, covering architecture, data persistence, navigation logic, offline functionality, and final App Store submission and maintenance.
• Design and implement user interfaces using Swift and SwiftUI, focusing on creating polished, responsive, and engaging experiences in close partnership with design stakeholders.
• Make foundational architectural decisions in the early stages and adapt them over time to ensure the platform remains scalable, maintainable, and performant.
• Leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate prototyping, refactoring, and development cycles while rigorously enforcing code quality and application stability.
• Partner with product managers and designers to shepherd initial app versions from concept to launch, and then drive iterative improvements based on user feedback and analytics.
• Define and establish mobile development standards, toolchains, and best practices that will serve as the foundation for the expanding engineering organization.
• Evaluate and integrate modern development workflows and tooling to optimize the build, test, and release process for efficiency and reliability.
• Champion quality assurance through rigorous testing methodologies and debugging practices to ensure a seamless and bug-free user experience across all device types.
• Act as the primary technical authority on iOS matters, communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Explore and prototype new interaction models and features, ensuring the application feels innovative and intuitive to users from the very first interaction.
• Contribute to the strategic planning of the mobile roadmap, identifying opportunities for differentiation and competitive advantage in the app's core functionality.
• Mentor and influence the growth of other engineers by sharing knowledge, code reviews, and best practices as the team begins to scale.
• Ensure the application complies with App Store guidelines and submission requirements, streamlining the release process for future updates.
• Optimize application performance, battery usage, and size to deliver a lightweight and efficient experience for the broadest possible user base.

Requirements

• Hold extensive, hands-on experience building and shipping consumer-facing iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI in a production environment.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of product development principles and an acute sense of detail regarding user experience, interaction design, and motion design.
• Exhibit strong judgment in making significant architectural choices, knowing when to iterate on existing code and when to undertake a full rebuild for long-term benefits.
• Actively utilize AI-powered coding tools to boost personal productivity without sacrificing the integrity, security, or quality of the delivered code.
• Show a proven track record of successfully launching iOS applications that users download, engage with, and enjoy on an ongoing basis.
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environments typical of early-stage startups, taking initiative and driving projects forward with minimal supervision.
• Function effectively as a proactive and independent contributor who is comfortable making decisions and taking ownership of complex problems.
• Possess a strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code that can withstand the test of time and team turnover.

Nice to have

• Bring prior experience as an early or founding engineer on a consumer application that achieved significant scale and market adoption.
• Have hands-on experience integrating artificial intelligence or large language model features directly into a mobile client, including the display of streaming responses within the user interface.
• Demonstrate proficiency with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot, understanding their strengths and limitations in a professional workflow.
• Maintain a strong understanding of design systems and accessibility best practices, with high proficiency in design tools like Figma for collaboration and prototyping.
• Have experience developing native Android applications, providing cross-platform perspective and collaboration support.
• Show expertise in modern Swift Concurrency patterns, on-device performance optimization techniques, and mobile continuous integration and delivery pipelines using tools like Fastlane, Xcode Cloud, or GitHub Actions.

Practical notes

This role is fully remote, allowing for flexible work arrangements regardless of geographic location.

The compensation package includes comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision coverage, along with a $100 monthly fitness stipend, flexible vacation time, recognized company holidays, organized company retreats, and paid family leave.

Visa sponsorship is not an option for this position, and all candidates must be eligible to work without sponsorship.