Senior iOS Developer - Lead Scalable Native Apps

Tegna; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TEGNA in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Senior iOS Developer to lead the evolution of our native iOS news platform across 50+ stations from a single shared codebase. You will design, build, and ship features using Swift and SwiftUI, mentor teammates, and shape the technical direction for the app in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes MVVM and Coordinators, async/await, Combine, and CI/CD improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years building native iOS applications with Swift.
• Hands-on experience with SwiftUI and modern iOS UI development.
• Solid understanding of app architecture patterns (MVVM, Coordinators) and separation of concerns.
• Experience with Swift concurrency (async/await) and Combine for asynchronous and reactive programming.
• Experience with dependency management using Swift Package Manager.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON (Codable).
• Experience with local persistence (Core Data, UserDefaults, or similar).
• Proficient with Git and code versioning workflows.
• Understanding of design principles behind scalable, maintainable applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-first attitude.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features for our native iOS app using Swift and SwiftUI, aligned with the product roadmap and our engineering standards.
• Own significant areas of the codebase and serve as a key resource for investigating and resolving complex product issues.
• Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code within our MVVM + Coordinator architecture and modular, config-driven content system.
• Identify performance bottlenecks - especially around video playback, memory usage, and view rendering and drive solutions.
• Mentor other developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and product/business managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes across our multi-station builds.
• Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

MVVM

Coordinators

async/await

Combine

Swift Package Manager

RESTful APIs

Codable

Core Data

Git

System architecture

Problem solving

Tools

Xcode

Job description

TEGNA in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Senior iOS Developer to lead the evolution of our native iOS news platform across 50+ stations from a single shared codebase. You will design, build, and ship features using Swift and SwiftUI, mentor teammates, and shape the technical direction for the app in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes MVVM and Coordinators, async/await, Combine, and CI/CD improvements.