Senior AI Engineer

Backbase; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 280,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

€1,000 learning budget

Luxmed private medical coverage

Headspace

Hybrid work in Kraków

Premium MacBook hardware

Team lunches and events

Job summary

Backbase is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer (iOS) to lead modern iOS development practices from architecture to implementation. You will unify release pipelines, empower automation, and drive AI-enabled delivery across R&D.

You will mentor teams, define scalable iOS standards with Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, and ensure secure, accessible, and testable software. Hybrid Kraków office with learning budget and health benefits awaits.

Qualifications

• Excellent mastery of Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and async/await patterns.
• Experience designing stable Framework APIs/ABIs and modular architectures.
• Proven CI/CD automation experience with GitHub Actions or Xcode Cloud.
• Applied AI skills for prompting, tooling, and accelerating mobile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Unify iOS SDLC pipelines by moving release workflows to GitHub Actions and aligning with frontend/backend release chains.
• Architect mobile standards using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit; enforce API/ABI stability, security, and accessibility guidelines.
• Apply AI to iOS delivery via AI tooling, automated assistants, and custom prompt workflows.
• Mentor engineers, pilot teams, and Engineering Ops leads to scale adoption and share best practices.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Swift concurrency

API design

Tools

Swift Package Manager

CocoaPods

GitHub Actions

Xcode Cloud

Job description

As a Senior Applied AI Engineer (iOS) within our central Engineering Ops organization, you will lead the evolution of modern iOS development practices. You will bridge high-level architectural strategy with practical implementation, establishing golden standards and streamlining tooling across R&D.

In this role, you will modernize delivery workflows by bringing iOS onto shared automated release chains and leveraging AI tooling to accelerate framework and app generation.

Role Responsibilities

• Unify Mobile SDLC Pipelines: Spearhead the transition of iOS release workflows to GitHub Actions, aligning mobile deployments directly with frontend and backend release chains.
• Architect Mobile Standards: Define scalable iOS architecture using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit components. Establish firm guidelines around API/ABI stability, framework distribution, security, and accessibility (a11y).
• Apply AI to iOS Delivery: Integrate AI coding assistants, automated tooling, and custom prompt workflows into the development lifecycle to accelerate client-side engineering.
• Guide & Scale R&D Teams: Collaborate with pilot teams and Engineering Ops leads to mentor engineers, demonstrate new practices, and ensure smooth organizational adoption.

Required Qualifications

• iOS Expertise & Concurrency: Deep technical mastery of Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift concurrency (async/await), and modular dependency management (Swift Package Manager / CocoaPods). Experience designing stable Framework APIs/ABIs.
• Production Testing & CI/CD: Demonstrated experience configuring CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions or Xcode Cloud. Strong focus on testable software design, unit testing, and UI test suites.
• Applied AI Capabilities: Demonstrated skill in using LLM workflows, prompt optimization, and AI tooling to accelerate mobile delivery tasks.
• Strategic & Collaborative Approach: Proactive mindset with a big-picture understanding of how mobile infrastructure impacts multi-team ecosystems. Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.

Why Join Us?

• R&D-Wide Visibility: Build core standards, release pipelines, and frameworks that support approximately 600 R&D engineers worldwide.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: €1,000 annual learning budget, competitive compensation with annual performance bonuses, and structured progression paths. Includes Luxmed private medical coverage and Headspace.
• Kraków Office & Culture: Flexible hybrid work, premium MacBook hardware, team integration events, daily lunches, and Wednesday breakfasts.