Senior iOS Engineer - Build Real-Time Social Apps (On-site)

Favorited; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

favorited is hiring a Senior Member of Technical Staff - iOS in Santa Monica for a hands-on role developing and optimizing our iOS app. You will ship high-quality native apps, collaborate with product and design, and push performance, reliability, and security to the next level.

You will lead features end-to-end in a fast-paced startup environment, mentoring others and shaping mobile architecture. On-site work is required with core hours in Santa Monica, CA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional iOS development experience.
• Proven track record of shipping multiple native iOS apps.
• Experience building large-scale apps with millions of users.
• Deep Swift expertise and modern iOS frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of MVC, MVVM, and mobile architecture.
• Experience with APIs, real-time systems, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality native iOS apps using Swift.
• Own features end-to-end from design to release.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, and infra teams to deliver seamless experiences.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability for a growing user base.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to best practices for iOS development.
• Improve workflows, tooling, and release processes.

Skills

iOS development

Swift

App architecture

Performance debugging

Startup ownership

Tools

Xcode

Job description

favorited is hiring a Senior Member of Technical Staff - iOS in Santa Monica for a hands-on role developing and optimizing our iOS app. You will ship high-quality native apps, collaborate with product and design, and push performance, reliability, and security to the next level.

You will lead features end-to-end in a fast-paced startup environment, mentoring others and shaping mobile architecture. On-site work is required with core hours in Santa Monica, CA.