Lead iOS Developer

The role You will take hands-on ownership of critical areas of the SpotlightNews iOS app. The immediate priorities are signup and sign-in reliability, onboarding, feed and application performance, deep links, analytics, and App Store release readiness.

This is a strong fit for someone who is comfortable entering an existing codebase, diagnosing problems quickly, and delivering focused improvements without unnecessary rewrites. Responsibilities Build, maintain, and improve our production iOS application Diagnose and resolve crashes, performance issues, and unreliable user flows Strengthen signup, authentication, onboarding, and account access Improve feed speed, scrolling performance, pagination, and state handling Maintain critical deep links and university access flows Implement polished interfaces from approved Figma designs Add clear loading, empty, error, and success states Maintain analytics needed to understand product health and user behavior Support App Store submissions and release readiness Collaborate directly with product, design, backend, Android, web, and QA partners Review existing implementation patterns before introducing new architecture Communicate progress, tradeoffs, blockers, and release risks clearly What we’re looking for 4+ years of professional iOS development experience Strong command of Swift and the iOS SDK Production experience with SwiftUI and UIKit Experience working with REST APIs, authentication, pagination, and asynchronous networking

Strong understanding of application architecture, state management, concurrency, and persistence

Demonstrated ability to diagnose crashes, memory issues, and performance bottlenecks

Experience with analytics, push notifications, universal links, and App Store releases

Familiarity with accessibility, responsive layouts, dark mode, and platform conventions Comfort improving an existing production codebase under real deadlines Strong product judgment and attention to detail Clear written and verbal communication Nice to have Experience with news, media, content feeds, subscriptions, advertising, or consumer mobile products Experience with Firebase, Mixpanel, or comparable analytics and monitoring tools Knowledge of sponsored content and mobile advertising integrations Experience working across iOS, Android, web, and backend teams Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and release automation What success looks like Within the first several weeks, you will understand the current application architecture, resolve high-priority stability issues, improve the reliability of core user journeys, and help establish a predictable path to the next iOS release. How to apply Please send: Your résumé or LinkedIn profile Links to iOS apps you have shipped A brief explanation of your contribution to those apps Your availability and preferred working arrangement Your hourly rate or compensation expectations