The Economist Group - Senior iOS Engineer

London - Commercial - Hybrid2w ago

In Office Senior EMEA iOS Engineer Swift UIKit Performance Management

Requirements

• Professional experience in iOS development. • Strong proficiency in Swift and modern iOS frameworks (e.g. SwiftUI, UIKit). • Experience building and maintaining production-grade mobile applications. • Solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns and best practices. • Experience with performance optimisation, debugging, and memory management. • Familiarity with testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and mobile observability. • Ability to contribute to technical discussions and influence design decisions. • Strong communication skills and a sense of ownership • Working Arrangements • The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. • AI usage for your application • We are an innovative organisation that encourages the use of technology. We recognise that candidates may utilise AI tools to support with their job application process. However, it is essential that all information you provide truthfully and accurately reflects your own experience, skills, and qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable iOS applications using Swift and modern frameworks such as SwiftUI. • Contribute to the evolution of application architecture, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability. • Collaborate with Product and Design to deliver high-quality, user-centric features. • Identify and address performance bottlenecks, improving responsiveness and efficiency across the app. • Contribute to code quality through reviews, shared standards, and best practices. • Support improvements in testing, CI/CD, and release processes. • Work closely with backend and cross-platform teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions. • Mentor engineers and contribute to raising the engineering bar within the team

Benefits

• Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. • We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. • You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.