iOS Engineer

Role Overview

This opportunity is offered on behalf of a partner company seeking a senior iOS Engineer located in New Zealand. The role involves building and enhancing a large-scale iOS application that serves millions of users. It prioritizes a high-impact product environment focused on reliability, performance, and superior user experience.

The position combines hands-on Swift programming with architectural planning, technical teamwork, and continual enhancement. Collaboration with engineering, design, and product teams is vital to deliver scalable, user-friendly mobile applications. The engineer will have the chance to shape iOS development standards while working on critical business functionalities and promoting a culture of ownership and knowledge sharing alongside modern software development methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust iOS applications using Swift, working across UIKit and SwiftUI codebases.
• Continuously deliver incremental improvements through a continuous integration and delivery workflow.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate APIs and enhance client-server communication.
• Work with product managers and designers to transform concepts and designs into accessible, high-quality mobile user interfaces.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and well-tested code including unit and integration tests.
• Engage in test automation, code reviews, refactoring, and architectural discussions.
• Help establish and refine engineering best practices and iOS development standards.
• Mentor fellow engineers by sharing technical knowledge and best practices.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and initiatives for continuous product and process improvement.
• Identify technical risks early, communicate challenges promptly, and propose effective long-term solutions.
• Focus on enhancing application performance, reliability, and overall user experience.

Candidate Requirements

• Extensive professional experience in iOS development primarily using Swift.
• Solid expertise with UIKit and practical production-level experience using SwiftUI.
• Strong grasp of iOS architecture patterns such as MVC, MVVM, or VIPER.
• Experience working with RESTful API integration, JSON data handling, and client-server architectures.
• Proficient in writing unit tests with XCTest and dedicated to quality-focused development.
• Familiarity with iOS CI/CD processes and automation tools like Fastlane.
• Proficient in Git and modern collaborative development methodologies.
• Effective communicator in English within a geographically dispersed team.
• Experience with Objective-C and managing or migrating legacy codebases is advantageous.
• Background in high-traffic consumer apps and knowledge of SwiftUI at scale, Combine framework, performance optimization, crash monitoring, or mobile observability is a plus.
• Prior experience mentoring or providing technical leadership is beneficial.

Benefits & Work Environment

• Fully remote work flexibility across New Zealand.
• Opportunity to contribute to a widely-used mobile application serving millions of users.
• Work within a collaborative, inclusive culture emphasizing shared ownership and accountability.
• Enjoy an Agile work environment promoting innovation and experimentation.
• Engage in diverse projects offering opportunities for technical growth.
• Access continuous training, mentoring, and professional advancement resources.
• Explore and implement emerging technologies and innovative solutions.
• Occasional travel and collaboration opportunities with colleagues.
• Supportive environment focused on learning, continuous improvement, and knowledge exchange.

Additional Information

This role is managed by a partnership process with a rigorous selection system that uses AI-powered matching for fairness and efficiency. Final selection and further procedures are conducted by the hiring company’s internal team.

Applicant data is processed in accordance with relevant data protection laws, and applicants have rights regarding their personal data. AI tools may assist in parts of the recruitment evaluation, but hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.