Lead iOS Engineer: Swift, VisionOS & TVOS (AVPlayer)

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ABC News is seeking a senior iOS developer to build native apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. You will lead a small agile team, design robust architectures, and collaborate with backend engineers to deliver high-quality features.

The role requires 5 years of hands-on experience, strong Swift and Xcode skills, and a proven ability to mentor others. Onsite four days a week in New York, NY or Glendale, CA, with a focus on performance and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Requires 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong Swift, Apple Frameworks, and Xcode knowledge.
• Proven team leadership and prioritization abilities.
• Experience integrating with backend systems and web services.
• High code quality standards and mentoring mindset.
• Ability to communicate solutions to stakeholders.
• Experience with AVPlayer and video playback preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Onsite four days a week in New York, NY or Glendale, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop feature-rich native iOS, tvOS, and visionOS applications for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro
• Identify areas for growth within team processes and develop new collaboration systems
• Write clear, well-tested, performant code
• Work with developers to create sustainable, well-architected solutions
• Manage production issues and solve novel problems
• Guide an agile team through the full lifecycle of application development
• Serve as the key point of contact for entire features
• Mentor associate, mid-level, and senior team members
• Support peers through code review and pair programming
• Create opportunities to learn and teach others
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver high-quality, innovative features and enhancements for ABC News

Skills

Swift Programming

Apple Frameworks

Xcode Ecosystem

Team Leadership

AVPlayer Experience

Backend Integration

Code Review

Agile Methodologies

Mentoring

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Xcode

AVPlayer APIs

Backend APIs

Job description

ABC News is seeking a senior iOS developer to build native apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. You will lead a small agile team, design robust architectures, and collaborate with backend engineers to deliver high-quality features.

The role requires 5 years of hands-on experience, strong Swift and Xcode skills, and a proven ability to mentor others. Onsite four days a week in New York, NY or Glendale, CA, with a focus on performance and scalable solutions.