Senior iOS Engineer (Remote)

FarCoder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company-matching 401(k)

Paid vacation & parental leave

Job summary

The Athletic is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer for a fully remote role in the United States. You will own key aspects of the native iOS app, craft beautiful, fast interfaces, and help shape core features and architecture.

Candidates should have a strong Swift background and a passion for building high-quality products for a large sports media audience. You’ll work with cross-functional teams, implement modern Apple frameworks, and push for performance and code quality while staying current with

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience with native iOS development in Swift.
• Consumer-facing product and design instincts with a voice in product decisions.
• Preferred experience in GraphQL, SwiftUI, Combine.
• Preferred startup experience focusing on growth and scale.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design and Product to ship polished UI.
• Architect the app for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Write unit and functional tests to ensure quality.
• Investigate, debug, and fix production issues.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

GraphQL

REST

iOS

Combine

Experience 4+ years

Tools

GraphQL

Swift

REST

iOS

Job description

# Remote Senior iOS Engineer (Remote) Job at TheathleticUSA4 hours agoFull TimeUSA$145000 - $160000 USDGraphQLSwiftRESTiOSMedicalScalaSecurityUnity“When applying, mention the word FarCoder to show you’ve read the job post completely. Employers can look for these words to identify genuine, thoughtful applicants and avoid spam.”## Job OverviewTheathletic is hiring a remote candidate for Senior iOS Engineer (Remote). This is a full time position. Work location: USA.The role typically involves technologies such as GraphQL, Swift, REST, iOS, Medical, Scala.## Key Responsibilities* Work with Design and Product teams to build UI that is beautiful, performant, and well-engineered* Architect and build the app to optimize for performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality* Write unit and functional tests to ensure maximum code and app quality* Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues* Brainstorm new product ideas and improvements alongside the design and product teams* Refactor existing code where needed in order to improve quality of life for the other engineers* Work within a highly cross-functional team, iterating on process and making your own suggestions for improvements## Required Skills### Primary Skills* GraphQL* Swift* REST* iOS### Secondary Skills* Medical* Scala* Security* UnitySkills required for this role include GraphQL, Swift, REST, and related tools for day-to-day development.## Job Details* **Employment Type:** Full Time* **Location:** USA* **Salary:** $145000 – $160000 USD## Tech StackGraphQL, Swift, REST, iOS, Medical, Scala, Security, Unity## Role details**About Us**Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.## **About the Role**Our ideal candidate will own key aspects of our native iOS application and contribute to our core features and architecture. We’re looking for an experienced engineer who can build beautiful, polished user experiences and architect elegant, maintainable code. We prioritize fast iteration without compromising quality. Successful candidates keep up-to-date with best practices and have a familiarity with bleeding-edge features from Apple.You can check out our current iOS app here:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-athletic-sports-news/id1135216317This role is remote for candidates currently located in the United States or Canada.### Responsibilities### Requirements* 4+ years experience with native iOS development in Swift* Consumer-facing product and design instincts with a desire to have a voice in product decisions* Preferred experience in GraphQL, SwiftUI, Combine* Preferred experience in an early-stage startup working on growth and scale challenges* Passion for sports and media is helpful, but not required*The annual base salary range for this role is $145,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. 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