Senior Staff iOS Engineer - Platform & Tooling Lead

FOX News Channel; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX News Channel is seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to lead the mobile team across iOS and tvOS, shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and delivering features used by millions of users.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and Editorial, drive platform evolution, adopt SwiftUI and modern Apple APIs, and improve developer workflows with automation and internal tools. On-site presence required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional iOS development experience, with at least 2 years in a staff/lead role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Swift, including modern concurrency.
• Experience building large-scale consumer apps on the App Store.
• Strong understanding of iOS architecture (MVVM, Coordinator, modular multi-target).
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.
• Proven track record mentoring engineers across levels.
• Experience with video playback, streaming, and media frameworks on Apple platforms.
• Strong XCTest/XCUITest and CI/CD experience with automated testing.
• Ability to articulate technical decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Regular, on-site attendance at least 3 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement major features across the FOX News iOS and tvOS apps.
• Drive the mobile platform's technical strategy and long-term evolution.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through reviews and pairing.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and Editorial to define requirements and trade-offs.
• Own performance, observability, and crash-free targets for iOS/tvOS.
• Lead adoption of SwiftUI, Swift Concurrency, WidgetKit, Live Activities, CarPlay where applicable.
• Maintain shared libraries, networking, DI, and platform services.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party SDKs with focus on stability and privacy.
• Establish standards for architecture, testing, CI/CD, and release management.
• Build internal developer tools and AI-powered automation to improve workflows.
• Contribute to incident response and long-term reliability improvements.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

Concurrency

iOS architecture

CI/CD

Automated testing

Mentoring

Media playback

AI tooling

Communication

Tools

Xcode

Swift Package Manager

LLM APIs

Job description

FOX News Channel is seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to lead the mobile team across iOS and tvOS, shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and delivering features used by millions of users.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, and Editorial, drive platform evolution, adopt SwiftUI and modern Apple APIs, and improve developer workflows with automation and internal tools. On-site presence required.