Founding iOS Engineer

We are hiring a Founding iOS Engineer to become one of the first and most influential technical hires shaping the future of our mobile platform. This is a true 0→1 opportunity for someone who wants ownership, product influence, and the ability to define the architecture, standards, and long-term direction of a consumer-facing iOS application from the ground up. You will work closely with Product, Design, and Leadership to rebuild and scale the mobile experience while helping establish engineering culture, technical foundations, and future hiring standards.

Details

Location: New York City (Onsite)

Employment Type: Full-time

Level: Senior / Staff-level

Start Date: ASAP

Interview Process: Phone Screen → Technical Interview → Team Fit → Final Discussion

Key Responsibilities

Own the native iOS application end-to-end

Lead architecture decisions and establish engineering standards

Build scalable, maintainable, production-grade iOS systems

Drive migration and long-term native mobile strategy

Partner closely with Product and Design teams on feature development

Build critical user journeys including onboarding, search, booking, account management, and payments

Improve app performance, observability, analytics, and reliability

Implement testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes

Shape APIs and collaborate with backend teams on mobile-first architecture

Participate in technical roadmap planning and future team growth

Help hire and mentor future mobile engineers as the team scales

Requirements

5+ years of professional iOS engineering experience

Strong expertise in Swift and modern iOS development

Experience building and shipping production iOS applications at scale

Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularization)

Experience with SwiftUI and UIKit

Experience with networking, concurrency, offline-first patterns, and app performance optimization

Strong product mindset with ability to work closely with design/product stakeholders

Experience operating in startup or ambiguous fast-moving environments

Ability to take ownership without heavy process or management overhead

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Experience as an early or founding engineer at a startup

Experience migrating applications from Flutter or React Native to native iOS

Experience with analytics, experimentation, and growth-focused mobile features

Background in marketplaces, fintech, travel, booking, or consumer platforms

CI/CD and mobile release automation experience

Experience mentoring engineers or leading small mobile teams

Why This Role

Foundational ownership over the entire mobile platform

High product and business impact

Direct collaboration with leadership and decision-makers

Opportunity to shape engineering culture from the beginning

Equity participation and long-term growth opportunity

Ability to influence product strategy, architecture, and hiring decisions