Senior Mobile Engineer (IOS)

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Mobile) to lead cross‑platform iOS development using Cordova. You will work with Swift/Obj-C, React, and front-end frameworks to deliver high‑quality hybrid apps across devices and OS versions.

The role emphasizes optimizing performance, debugging platform issues, and deploying to the App Store, with collaboration across UI/UX, backend, and QA teams, plus strong documentation and security practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in software development or High School + 8 years experience.
• Experience with authentication, MFA is a plus.
• Experience with Ionic Framework.
• Good understanding of micro-front-end architecture.
• Knowledge of PWAs and cloud services (AWS/Azure/Firebase).
• Experience with React Native or Flutter is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain hybrid mobile apps for iOS.
• Optimize app performance and responsiveness.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and fix platform-specific issues.
• Deploy apps to Apple App Store in compliance with guidelines.
• Collaborate with UI/UX, backend, and QA teams to deliver quality apps.
• Maintain documentation for processes, architecture, and specs.
• Stay updated on mobile development trends and best practices.
• Hands-on experience in iOS (Swift/Obj-C) and Cordova.
• Integrate third-party SDKs and develop custom plugins.
• Adhere to mobile security best practices; use debugging tools.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

React

TypeScript

Cordova

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Cross-platform

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 4 years exp OR High School Diploma/GED + 8 years exp

Tools

Ionic Framework

Cordova

JIRA

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a skilledSenior Software Engineer (Mobile) with expertise in developing cross-platform mobile applications foriOS usingApache Cordova. The ideal candidate will have strong experience inObjective-C, Swift and exposure to front-end frameworks such asReact. You will play a crucial role in building, optimizing, and maintaining hybrid mobile applications while ensuring seamless performance across multiple devices and operating systems.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintainhybrid mobile applicationsforiOS
• Optimize app performance and responsiveness
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve platform-specificcompatibility issues and bugs.
• Deploy applications to theApple App Store, ensuring compliance with their guidelines.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, backend developers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality mobile applications.
• Maintain proper documentation for development processes, app architecture, and technical specifications.
• Stay up to date with the latestmobile development trends, and best practices.
• Proven hands-on experiencein iOS (Swift/Objective-C)
• Hybrid mobile app development usingApache Cordova
• Should have experience integrating third party SDK's and developing custom plugins
• Experience inmobile security best practices.
• Working knowledge inHTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
• Experience integratingCordova pluginsfor native features such as Camera, GPS, File System, and Notifications.
• Experience withmobile debugging tools, performance optimization, and cross-platform compatibility
• Strong knowledge ofApp Store deployment processes
• Understanding ofApple Push Notification Services
• Experience withGit version control, Agile methodologies (JIRA etc.), and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication skills, problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team

Qualifications

Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in Software application development and maintenance

• Experience with authentication, multi-factor authentication is a plus
• Experience withIonic Framework.
• A good understanding of micro-front-end architecture
• Knowledge ofProgressive Web Apps (PWAs)
• Familiarity withcloud services like AWS, Azure, or Firebase.
• Experience withReact Native or Flutteris a plus.

Additional Information

• Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.