Staff iOS Platform Engineer - AI-Native & Foundations

Block; California; Remote; USD 264,000 - 395,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Family planning support

Job summary

Block is seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to lead as a technical catalyst for the Product Platform. You will shape iOS architecture, drive developer experience, and influence performance, security, and product quality across multiple teams.

This is an individual contributor role with organization‑level scope and durable leverage through interfaces, documentation, and reusable platforms. You will integrate AI‑assisted development tools, evaluate new approaches, and guide cross‑team platform strategy

Qualifications

• Strong systems thinking and technical communication.
• Mentoring and organizational influence across teams.
• Experience building foundational iOS platforms and tooling.
• Proven track record leading multi‑quarter initiatives with broad adoption.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve foundational iOS systems and shared UI foundations.
• Design shared libraries, frameworks, and developer tools used by product teams.
• Lead architectural reviews and multi‑team migrations or initiatives.
• Establish testing, observability, performance, and release safety practices.

Skills

Systems thinking

Technical communication

Mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

Platform mindset

Tools

Swift

Objective-C

SwiftUI

UIKit

Xcode

Instruments

Bazel

Job description

Block is seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to lead as a technical catalyst for the Product Platform. You will shape iOS architecture, drive developer experience, and influence performance, security, and product quality across multiple teams.

This is an individual contributor role with organization‑level scope and durable leverage through interfaces, documentation, and reusable platforms. You will integrate AI‑assisted development tools, evaluate new approaches, and guide cross‑team platform strategy