Staff iOS Software Engineer, Product Platform

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. Own and evolve foundational iOS systems, including application architecture, navigation, deep linking, dependency management, lifecycle management, and shared UI foundations .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $263,600 - $395,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in iOS application architecture, including proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, and modern iOS frameworks. Capable of leading strategic initiatives, mentoring engineers, and fostering collaboration across teams to enhance developer ergonomics and system performance.

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IOS Application ArchitectureSwift ExpertiseObjective-C ProficiencyMulti-Quarter Initiative LeadershipAI-Assisted Development Tools

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Hard Skills

IOS FrameworksSwiftObjective-CSwiftUIUIKitSwift ConcurrencyCombineTestingPerformanceObservability

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationMentoringOrganizational InfluenceSystems Thinking

Tools & Technologies

XcodeInstrumentsBazelProtocol BuffersRelease-Safety Tooling

Industry Keywords

Mobile EngineeringSaaS ProductsCross-Platform ExperiencesOpen Source Contribution

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSObjective-COpen SourceSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve foundational iOS systems, including application architecture, navigation, deep linking, dependency management, lifecycle management, and shared UI foundations
Design shared libraries, frameworks, and developer tools used by product teams
Identify and frame systemic iOS problems without clear ownership
Define technical strategy, architecture, standards, and success measures across teams and applications
Build prototypes, reference implementations, and critical paths to prove technical direction
Lead multi-quarter migrations and foundational initiatives through adoption
Establish practices for testing, observability, performance, release safety, security, and maintainability
Improve developer and AI ergonomics
Integrate and evaluate AI-assisted development tools
Lead architecture and design reviews across team boundaries
Surface systemic risks
Develop senior engineers and create distributed ownership models
Partner with engineers, product managers, designers, and engineering leaders
Collaborate with Android, web, and backend engineers on shared foundations and cross-platform experiences
Communicate complex technical decisions to technical and nontechnical audiences
Contribute platform technology to open source when valuable

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of professional software engineering experience
8+ years in roles where mobile engineering was a primary responsibility, including 4+ years building native iOS products
Deep expertise across modern and legacy iOS frameworks, Swift, and Objective-C
Experience creating foundational systems, shared frameworks, or developer tooling used across multiple teams
Record of leading strategic, multi-quarter initiatives with broad adoption and durable impact
Experience connecting platform strategy to customer-facing and multi-tenant SaaS products that support business operations
Strong systems thinking, technical communication, mentoring, and organizational influence
Experience with Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift Concurrency, Combine, Xcode, Instruments, Bazel, Protocol Buffers, testing, performance, observability, release-safety tooling, and AI-assisted development tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work
Medical insurance
Flexible time off
Retirement savings plans
Modern family planning
Reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process
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