Senior Mobile Engineer (iOS)

Air New Zealand Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted flights

FlexiLeave

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Air New Zealand Limited is seeking a Senior Mobile Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable iOS experiences. You will shape mobile journeys for millions of travelers, applying Swift, SwiftUI, and modern engineering practices in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with product, design and backend teams, and contribute to architecture and CI/CD processes while advancing secure, reliable mobile platforms for a world-class digital airline.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of iOS development in large-scale or complex environments.
• Strong proficiency in Swift and SwiftUI with maintainable code.
• Experience with backend-for-frontend patterns and cloud platforms is a plus.
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture and Apple UI guidelines.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices.
• Proven problem-solving skills in fast-paced environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver robust iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI, supporting seamless customer journeys at scale.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to turn ideas into intuitive, high impact solutions.
• Improve app performance, reliability, and maintainability, driving measurable gains in speed and stability.
• Identify and resolve complex bugs and performance challenges to ensure a consistently high quality experience.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, shaping secure, scalable, and future ready mobile platforms.
• Champion modern engineering practices including CI and CD, testing, and continuous improvement.

Skills

iOS Development

Swift

SwiftUI

CI/CD

Performance Tuning

AWS

Architectural Patterns

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Job description

Kia ora!

Air New Zealand is on an accelerated journey to become the world’s leading digital airline. You will be part of a high performing Product team at the centre of this transformation, delivering scalable mobile solutions and influencing how digital experiences evolve across the business. This is your chance to combine innovation, leadership, and impact within an iconic New Zealand brand.

Shape the mobile experiences that power millions of journeys. As a Senior Mobile Engineer, you will bring technical leadership and craftsmanship to building high quality iOS applications that make travel simpler, faster, and more enjoyable for customers around the world.

How you’ll make an impact

• Design and deliver robust iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI, supporting seamless customer journeys at scale
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to turn ideas into intuitive, high impact solutions
• Improve app performance, reliability, and maintainability, driving measurable gains in speed and stability
• Identify and resolve complex bugs and performance challenges to ensure a consistently high quality experience
• Contribute to architectural decisions, shaping secure, scalable, and future ready mobile platforms
• Champion modern engineering practices including CI and CD, testing, and continuous improvement
• Mentor and support other mobile engineers, lifting capability and fostering a strong engineering culture.

What you’ll bring

• At least 5 years of iOS development experience, ideally within large scale or complex environments
• Deep expertise in Swift and SwiftUI, with a focus on clean, maintainable code
• Experience with backend for frontend patterns and exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS is an advantage
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, and Apple UI guidelines
• Familiarity with CI and CD pipelines and modern development practices
• Proven problem solving ability and confidence working in fast paced, evolving environments
• Experience using AI tooling to enhance development workflows
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.

If you bring most of this experience, along with transferable skills and the drive to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you

We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work.

• Discounted flights for you and your whānau, plus access to standby travel across multiple airlines
• FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year
• A strong learning culture with ongoing development opportunities to grow your career

Bring your leadership, curiosity, and passion for building exceptional mobile experiences to a team shaping the future of digital travel. This is an opportunity to create impact at scale while continuing to grow your career in a supportive, forward thinking environment.

Applications close 11:59pm, 22 November 2026

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."