Principal iOS Engineer - Lead & Architecture

Framework Ventures; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aave Labs is seeking a Principal iOS Engineer to lead the iOS engineering team and shape the architecture of Aave App. You will drive secure, intuitive consumer savings experiences built on blockchain infrastructure, while guiding engineers and collaborating with design, product, backend, protocol, and security teams.

Production experience integrating blockchain functionality into iOS is essential. You will own wallets, private keys, transaction signing, RPC interaction, and onchain state, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years building production iOS applications at Principal/Lead level
• Deep Swift and UIKit expertise with iOS architecture
• Hands-on blockchain integration into iOS apps, wallets and signing flows

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the iOS technical direction and architecture for Aave App
• Lead engineers, guide complex decisions, and mentor the team
• Collaborate with design, product, backend, protocol, and security teams
• Ensure wallet security, transaction signing, RPC interaction, and onchain state handling
• Remain hands-on in code for critical architecture and production reliability

Skills

Swift

UIKit

iOS architecture

Leadership

Mentoring

Performance

Security

Job description

Aave Labs is seeking a Principal iOS Engineer to lead the iOS engineering team and shape the architecture of Aave App. You will drive secure, intuitive consumer savings experiences built on blockchain infrastructure, while guiding engineers and collaborating with design, product, backend, protocol, and security teams.

Production experience integrating blockchain functionality into iOS is essential. You will own wallets, private keys, transaction signing, RPC interaction, and onchain state, with