iOS Developer

Job description

We're looking for a passionate and experienced **Lead iOS Engineer** who values clean code, sound design, and collaboration. We're building a next-gen ultra-fast, secure portfolio intelligence platform that blends speed, delight, and reliability, and now, we're ready to bring that experience to iOS. This is a unique opportunity to build the first version of the iOS application from the ground up for Arcana. **Responsibilities:** - Work closely with our product, design, and engineering teams to build new and innovative application experiences for the iOS platform. - Implement custom native user interfaces using the latest iOS programming techniques. - Build reusable iOS software components for interfacing with our back-end platforms. - Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance. - Analyze, debug, and optimize application code and infrastructure for performance, efficiency, and quality. - Advocate for and implement iOS development best practices, raising engineering quality across teams. - Continuously invest in client infrastructure to improve development velocity, app reliability, and end-user experience. - Drive the evaluation and adoption of modern mobile frameworks and technologies. - Foster a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture with a focus on technical excellence and continuous improvement. **Requirements:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; a Master's or PhD is a plus. - At least 5 years of professional software development experience, focused on iOS development using Objective-C, Swift, and the iOS SDK. - Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining complex, scalable, and testable codebases, with a strong understanding of API design and unit testing strategies. - Solid grasp of multithreading, concurrency, and memory management in mobile environments. - Hands-on experience with feature flagging systems, experimentation systems, and large-scale mobile application architecture. - Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, with a technical leadership role guiding project teams and setting architectural direction. - Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional and matrixed environments, collaborating effectively across product, design, and engineering teams. - Exposure to or experience with other mobile platforms is a plus (e. g., Android). **Must-Have Skill:** - Proficiency in Swift (and Objective-C). - Strong Understanding of iOS SDK and Frameworks. - Experience with Xcode and Interface Builder. - App Architecture Patterns like MVVM, MVC, or Clean Architecture for scalable and maintainable code. - RESTful APIs and Networking. - Unit Testing and Test Automation. - App Store Deployment and Release Cycle.