iOS Software Engineer (Senior)

Job Description

iOS Software Engineer (Senior)

$200k – $280k

We are hiring for a client in the social banking and digital wallet industry, driving innovation in consumer finance across emerging markets. The product focuses on building a joint virtual banking and cryptocurrency wallet platform, enabling users around the world to move seamlessly within a unified financial ecosystem with secure transactions, accessibility, and meaningful financial inclusion.

Our client is a well-funded, senior-only team based in San Francisco, led by founders with successful exits and supported by large global distribution partners. These roles offer high cash compensation and the chance to make an immediate Day 1 impact on a rapidly scaling product shaping the future of global consumer finance.

Location

San Francisco

Remote work policy

In office

Job type

Full Time

Visa sponsorship

Not Available

Preferred timezones

Pacific Time

Collaboration hours

10 : 00 AM - 3 : 00 PM Pacific Time

Relocation

Allowed

Experience

5+ years

Skills

iOS DevelopmentRESTSwiftSwiftUI

Requirements

Hard Requirements

As an iOS Software Engineer we feel the following will be important for this role :

5+ Years of Professional iOS Development : Demonstrated history of shipping and maintaining multiple iOS applications used by a significant user base.

Expert Proficiency in Swift : Deep, expert-level knowledge of the Swift language, including modern language features.

Deep Understanding of the Apple Ecosystem : Expert knowledge of the latest iOS SDKs, APIs, and the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG).

Architectural Expertise : Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining complex, scalable, and modular iOS application architectures (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture, VIPER) and knowing when to apply each.

Extensive Experience with Modern UI Frameworks : Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with both SwiftUI and UIKit, including advanced layout techniques (Auto Layout, programmatic views, custom view components) and navigating the interoperability between the two.

Networking & Data Handling :

Expertise in consuming RESTful APIs, HTTP, and / or leveraging WebSockets.

Deep understanding of secure data storage, caching strategies, and offline capabilities.

Concurrency and Performance Optimization : Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, and complex concurrency issues using modern Swift tools and techniques (Grand Central Dispatch, Operations, async / await ).

Testing and Quality Assurance : Strong experience implementing and driving adoption of various testing methodologies, including unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests (e.g., XCTest, Swift Testing, mock objects).

Dependency Management : Expertise with common dependency managers (e.g., Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods).

CI / CD Pipeline Experience : Experience setting up, maintaining, or optimizing Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud) for iOS builds and deployments.

Senior+ (Senior, Staff, Principal, Distinguished) Engineer - You’re a strong technical practitioner who has tempered their thirst for theory with the harsh reality of practical implementation. Knowing when and where to execute autonomously while still being a team player.

Bonus Skills

These are not required but would definitely set you apart from other candidates :

Experience in financial technology such as payments

Cryptocurrencies : payments, wallets, on ramping + off ramping

Full-stack engineering skillset and ability to flex across other parts of the stack

Experience working with modern startup-style web stack such as Postgres, Redis, etc.

The Role

You will serve as a key contributor to the development of our flagship iOS client. A significant part of this role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other software engineers to translate high-level requirements into high-quality, impactful features. You will be instrumental in the end-to-end development lifecycle : from initial design and architectural planning to implementation, testing, and deployment.

Crucially, you will act as a technical leader and custodian for the entire iOS codebase. This includes establishing and maintaining best practices, code standards, and the overall technical quality of the application. You will mentor and guide other engineers, contributing to a continuous learning environment that elevates the team’s collective ability to write clean, maintainable, and performant Swift code, ensuring the consistent and reliable delivery of our vital iOS client to users globally.

This role requires a high degree of autonomy in executing complex technical tasks while collaborating effectively within a small, fast-moving team to ensure technical decisions align with the overall product vision. You will be a hands-on contributor, focused on delivering high-quality code that directly impacts our consumer finance app for emerging markets.

Benefits

What We Offer

$200K-$280K cash compensation - no equity gamble required

Early impact on partner products used by millions globally

Help shape technical vision and architecture as we scale

Culture : We're light hearted, humble, and efficient peeps.

Benefits : We take care of our team so you can focus on building!

Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance (with HSA option)

Flexible 401(k) so you invest how you want (starting January 2026)

Commuter benefits

Fully covered One Medical, Talkspace, Health Advocate, and Teldoc memberships

Requirements

Hard Requirements As an iOS Software Engineer we feel the following will be important for this role : 5+ Years of Professional iOS Development : Demonstrated history of shipping and maintaining multiple iOS applications used by a significant user base. Expert Proficiency in Swift : Deep, expert-level knowledge of the Swift language, including modern language features. Deep Understanding of the Apple Ecosystem : Expert knowledge of the latest iOS SDKs, APIs, and the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). Architectural Expertise : Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining complex, scalable, and modular iOS application architectures (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture, VIPER) and knowing when to apply each. Extensive Experience with Modern UI Frameworks : Expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience with both SwiftUI and UIKit, including advanced layout techniques (Auto Layout, programmatic views, custom view components) and navigating the interoperability between the two. Networking & Data Handling : Expertise in consuming RESTful APIs, HTTP, and / or leveraging WebSockets. Deep understanding of secure data storage, caching strategies, and offline capabilities. Concurrency and Performance Optimization : Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, and complex concurrency issues using modern Swift tools and techniques (Grand Central Dispatch, Operations, async / await ). Testing and Quality Assurance : Strong experience implementing and driving adoption of various testing methodologies, including unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests (e.g., XCTest, Swift Testing, mock objects). Dependency Management : Expertise with common dependency managers (e.g., Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods). CI / CD Pipeline Experience : Experience setting up, maintaining, or optimizing Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud) for iOS builds and deployments. Senior+ (Senior, Staff, Principal, Distinguished) Engineer - You’re a strong technical practitioner who has tempered their thirst for theory with the harsh reality of practical implementation. Knowing when and where to execute autonomously while still being a team player.