Staff iOS Engineer

Searchability®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-scaling technology company in New York, NY, is seeking a founding iOS engineer to build their first mobile application. This senior role involves defining architecture, establishing engineering standards, and crafting high-quality mobile experiences powered by AI. Candidates should possess over 5 years of iOS development experience, particularly in Swift, and be comfortable working across product and design teams. This position enables the right individual to shape the future of the company's mobile initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience building and maintaining production iOS applications.
• Strong experience with Swift and modern iOS development practices.
• Proven experience shipping high-quality, user-facing mobile products.
• Strong product intuition focusing on usability and design quality.
• Experience designing scalable mobile architectures and reusable components.
• Comfortable owning an entire product area as a senior individual contributor.
• Ability to work closely with product and design teams to deliver polished mobile experiences.

Responsibilities

• Building and shipping the company’s first native iOS application from scratch.
• Designing scalable mobile architecture and development patterns.
• Creating high-quality, polished user experiences in collaboration with product and design.
• Implementing AI-native interaction patterns and chat-based workflows.
• Establishing testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.
• Building reusable components and abstractions that support future mobile development.
• Driving key technical decisions around mobile architecture and tooling.
• Remaining hands-on in production code while setting long-term mobile engineering direction.

Skills

iOS Engineer

Swift

Native iOS Development

Mobile Architecture

Mobile Product Development

CI/CD

AI Products

Mobile UX

Scalable Mobile Applications

Job description

Overview

• Founding iOS engineer building the company’s first mobile application
• AI-native product used by leading venture capital investors to discover and evaluate startups

About the Client

Due to continued growth, we’re supporting a fast-scaling technology company building an AI-native platform used by investors to discover, research, and evaluate high-potential startups.

The product combines internal customer data with one of the world’s largest structured datasets of companies and people, enabling powerful discovery workflows and intelligent insights across the venture ecosystem.

Customers include some of the most active investment firms globally who rely on the platform to identify opportunities, manage deal flow, and make faster, better-informed investment decisions.

The company is experiencing rapid growth and is entering a new phase of product expansion. A key focus is bringing their platform to mobile for the first time creating fast, intuitive workflows that allow users to research opportunities and collaborate from anywhere.

Role Summary

This is a senior, hands‑on individual contributor role with full ownership of the company’s native iOS application. You will be responsible for building the mobile product from the ground up, defining the architecture, establishing engineering standards, and shipping the first production version of the app.

Working closely with product and design leadership, you will craft high‑quality mobile experiences centred around AI‑powered workflows and conversational interfaces.

As the founding mobile engineer, you will also create the technical foundations that allow a future mobile team to scale effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Building and shipping the company’s first native iOS application from scratch
• Designing scalable mobile architecture and development patterns
• Creating high‑quality, polished user experiences in collaboration with product and design
• Implementing AI‑native interaction patterns and chat‑based workflows
• Establishing testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes
• Building reusable components and abstractions that support future mobile development
• Driving key technical decisions around mobile architecture and tooling
• Remaining hands‑on in production code while setting long‑term mobile engineering direction

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience building and maintaining production iOS applications
• Strong experience with Swift and modern iOS development practices
• Proven experience shipping high‑quality, user‑facing mobile products
• Strong product intuition with a focus on usability and design quality
• Experience designing scalable mobile architectures and reusable components
• Comfortable owning an entire product area as a senior individual contributor
• Ability to work closely with product and design teams to deliver polished mobile experiences

Nice to Have

• Experience building AI‑driven or chat‑based mobile experiences
• Background working in high‑growth startup environments
• Experience integrating mobile applications with large‑scale data platforms
• Exposure to mobile CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks
• Experience as an early or founding engineer on a new product initiative

To Be Considered

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly at [e-mail]. I can make myself available outside of normal working hours between 7am and 8pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond.

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

Key Skills

• iOS Engineer
• Swift
• Native iOS Development
• Mobile Architecture
• Mobile Product Development
• CI/CD
• AI Products
• Mobile UX
• Scalable Mobile Applications