Senior iOS Engineer - Global Wikipedia App Growth (Remote)

Wikimedia Foundation; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, iOS to join the App Growth team on a 3-month full-time contract. This remote-first role requires overlapping work hours between 14:00 and 21:00 UTC to coordinate with global teams.

You will design, implement and optimize iOS features for a multilingual Wikipedia experience, collaborating with product, design, data, and native engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable components and ensure observability and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional iOS development experience.
• Strong proficiency with Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
• Experience with iOS performance optimization techniques.
• Experience working in a lean, autonomous team environment.
• Commitment to Wikimedia Foundation’s mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Deliver medium complexity initiatives from technical discovery through delivery.
• Lead system design for medium-sized iOS projects and build accessible, scalable components.
• Build software that is easy to test, observe, and debug; instrument features for analytics.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers to balance user needs and constraints.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Architecture patterns

Performance optimization

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, iOS to join the App Growth team on a 3-month full-time contract. This remote-first role requires overlapping work hours between 14:00 and 21:00 UTC to coordinate with global teams.

You will design, implement and optimize iOS features for a multilingual Wikipedia experience, collaborating with product, design, data, and native engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable components and ensure observability and maintainability.