iOS Mobile Engineer

Kitman Labs; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kitman Labs is seeking passionate iOS developers to join their Mobile Team. You'll work on innovative sports tech apps using Swift and SwiftUI, creating seamless user experiences and collaborating within cross-functional teams. This position offers the opportunity to impact athlete performance and work in a flexible hybrid environment.

Benefits

Hybrid/remote work flexibility

Collaborative and supportive culture

Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping complex mobile applications.
• Solid understanding of version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience writing unit tests and UI automation tests.

Responsibilities

• Create seamless experiences by building intuitive interfaces.
• Design tools to visualize sports performance insights.
• Ensure quality through automation and rapid iteration.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

Git

CI/CD

APIs

Analytical problem-solving

Job description

Kitman Labs is a global human performance company that is transforming how the sports industry uses data to enhance athlete performance. Recognized by Fast Company in 2019 as one of the most innovative companies, we serve over 700 teams across 50 leagues worldwide, spanning soccer, rugby, American football, baseball, and ice hockey.

Build Next-Gen Sports Tech Apps!

We are seeking passionate iOS developers to join our Mobile Team within our growing Product Engineering group. This team creates cutting-edge tools that empower athletes and coaches globally to make data-driven decisions. Our mobile apps are primarily developed with Swift and SwiftUI, with some Objective-C for legacy support. We foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation—an ideal environment for engineers eager to grow and make a significant impact.

What you'll be doing:

1. Create seamless experiences by building intuitive interfaces for our platform.
2. Design tools to visualize sports performance insights and facilitate decision-making.
3. Ensure quality through automation, CI/CD, and rapid iteration to maintain reliability.
4. Write scalable, well-tested code that ensures system scalability and high availability.
5. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Sports Science teams to prototype and innovate.
6. Contribute to shaping our technical direction, improving engineering standards, processes, and architecture.

What we're looking for:

• Experience building and shipping complex mobile applications for diverse user bases.
• Expertise in Swift & SwiftUI.
• Solid understanding of version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CircleCI, Fastlane), and deployment workflows.
• Experience writing unit tests, snapshot tests, and UI automation tests.
• Familiarity with APIs (REST, GraphQL) for real-time data integration.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and best practices.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.

Bonus skills (nice to have!):

• Experience collaborating with designers, product managers, and engineers in feature-driven teams.
• Managing dependencies with Swift Package Manager (SPM).
• Familiarity with Objective-C.
• Experience with cloud services for building, deploying, and managing functionalities.
• Strong UI/UX skills focused on usability.
• Experience in process-oriented engineering environments.
• Passion for sports tech and empathy for users.
• Cross-platform experience developing Android apps (Kotlin) is a plus.

Why join us?

• Work on high-impact products used globally by athletes and coaches.
• Be part of an innovative, fast-moving team focused on automation and continuous delivery.
• Enjoy hybrid/remote work flexibility within a collaborative and supportive culture.
• Have a direct influence on technical decisions and product roadmap.