Senior iOS Developer

The Glove; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Glove is seeking a Senior iOS Developer to join our large-scale mobile application team. You will bring hands-on expertise in native iOS development with Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C, driving architecture and performance improvements.

You will collaborate with product owners, SMEs, and QA to deliver scalable mobile solutions, integrate REST APIs, and follow MVVM/MVC patterns. Mentoring junior developers and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of overall mobile development experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on iOS development experience.
• Strong experience with Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective‑C.
• Strong object‑oriented programming knowledge.
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data and Core Animation.
• Hands‑on experience with Xcode for coding, debugging, and deployment.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience integrating REST APIs and JSON.
• Experience with MVC, MVP, and MVVM architecture patterns.
• Experience with XCTest and XCUITest.
• Experience with Git or other version‑control systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain native iOS applications.
• Develop scalable, maintainable, and high‑quality mobile solutions.
• Work closely with Product Owners, SMEs, Technical Managers, BA, and QA teams.
• Integrate mobile applications with REST APIs and centralized authentication services.
• Follow mobile architecture and design patterns such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM.
• Create and maintain software architecture, HLD/LLD, and non‑functional requirement documentation.
• Participate in requirements gathering, technical analysis, sprint planning, estimation, and Agile ceremonies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and application performance optimization.
• Work with device capabilities including biometric authentication, camera, location, notifications, and permissions.
• Collaborate with distributed onshore/offshore development teams.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical best practices.

Skills

7+ years mobile development

5+ years iOS development

Swift/SwiftUI/Objective‑C

OOP concepts

REST APIs / JSON

MVC/MVP/MVVM

XCTest/XCUITest

Git / version control

Communication skills

Tools

Xcode

Job description

Work Authorization:

USC / GC / H4 EAD with long-term validity

W2 without benefits

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior iOS Developer to join a large-scale mobile application development team. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience developing native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective‑C, along with expertise in mobile architecture, API integration, testing, and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain native iOS applications.
• Develop scalable, maintainable, and high-quality mobile solutions.
• Work closely with Product Owners, SMEs, Technical Managers, BA, and QA teams.
• Integrate mobile applications with REST APIs and centralized authentication services.
• Follow mobile architecture and design patterns such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM.
• Create and maintain software architecture, HLD/LLD, and non‑functional requirement documentation.
• Participate in requirements gathering, technical analysis, sprint planning, estimation, and Agile ceremonies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and application performance optimization.
• Work with device capabilities including biometric authentication, camera, location, notifications, and permissions.
• Collaborate with distributed onshore/offshore development teams.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of overall mobile development experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on iOS development experience.
• Strong experience with Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective‑C.
• Strong object‑oriented programming knowledge.
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data and Core Animation.
• Hands‑on experience with Xcode for coding, debugging, and deployment.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience integrating REST APIs and JSON.
• Experience with MVC, MVP, and MVVM architecture patterns.
• Experience with XCTest and XCUITest.
• Experience with Git or other version‑control systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of low‑level C‑based libraries.
• Experience with cloud messaging APIs and push notifications.
• Knowledge of biometric authentication and mobile device capabilities.