Constant Contact

Principle iOS Engineer

Constant Contact$159K — $191K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of industry experience in software development.
  • 8+ years of experience developing native iOS applications.
  • 4+ years programming in Swift with advanced knowledge of its frameworks.
  • Expertise in App architecture and design with robustness and scalability in mind.
  • Proven technical leadership in software development, able to drive team excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and contribute technically during the entire Agile product lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and UX to refine technical priorities.
  • Ensure proper tracking of team tasks using Jira and commit to accurate sprint planning.
  • Design, build, and deploy advanced core iOS features leveraging Swift and Xcode.
  • Maintain code quality by reviewing pull requests and championing best practices in Github.
  • Define and implement extensive testing strategies for mobile applications using XCTest.
  • Mentor team members and drive a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Work flexibility with a hybrid workforce model.
  • Access to in-person collaboration, training, and social events.
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including paid leave.
Full Job Description
Our mobile team has an exciting opportunity for a Principal iOS developer to help lead and build exciting phone and tablet apps in Swift. What You'll Do: • Provide hands-on contribution and technical leadership across the Agile product development lifecycle, ensuring architectural alignment and quality. This includes actively participating in and leading daily standup sessions, sprint planning meetings, and retrospective meetings to: • Act as the senior technical voice in collaboration with Product Management and UX to refine the backlog, defining user story technical priorities and acceptance criteria. • Oversee and ensure accurate progress tracking and transparency of team tasks within Jira. • Ensure accurate technical sizing and commitment during sprint planning based on deep system knowledge. • Present and champion architectural solutions and finalized complex features to team members and stakeholders. • Serve as a hands-on technical leader, designing, building, and deploying core iOS mobile features, while driving architectural standards and collaborating with Constant Contact mobile and back end services teams to deliver software solutions that meet functional requirements: • Utilize expert-level Swift programming and the Xcode environment to build, test, and implement complex and high-priority iOS features. • Maintain code quality and architectural integrity by serving as a key approver on Github pull requests for critical feature domains. • Define the team's mobile testing strategy and implement advanced unit, integration, and UI test cases using the XCTest framework. • As needed, drive the resolution of complex, critical production issues, including performing root cause analysis and implementing strategic long-term fixes to enhance system resilience and stability. • Act as the primary technical liaison between the Mobile team and dependent Backend Services teams, proactively influencing external teams' roadmaps to ensure service development aligns with mobile application needs. • Maintain a deep understanding of the Constant Contact web application architecture and its relationship to the mobile apps to drive strategic architectural discussions. • Drive Engineering Excellence and Technical Mentorship: • Lead the development of prototypes and contribute expert guidance to system and application architecture discussions. • Review the pull requests of peer engineers and recommend good practices in Github • Participate in the pair programming for knowledge sharing and collaboration. • Improve performance of the mobile application • Provide trainings to other team members • Document code where necessary, such as APIs, and keep team practices and knowledge up to date • Seek out learning opportunities like iOS, Swift UI and mobile developer conferences and online courses. • Mentor and guide team members, serving as the technical lead for critical application domains encompassing mobile development (iOS, Android) and API services. Who you are: Technical Skills • Core iOS & Development: • 10+ years of industry experience in software development is required. • 8+ years developing native mobile iOS applications is required. • 4+ years programming in Swift is required. • Expertise in modern frameworks and patterns including Swift Concurrency, SwiftUI, Combine, MVVM, and MVI. • Proven ability to define, design, and implement robust, scalable iOS application architectures. • Mandatory experience leading technical decisions for a software development team and driving technical excellence. • Experience with Objective-C is desirable for legacy integration and migration. • Quality & Testing: • Expertise in defining and implementing comprehensive mobile application testing strategies (unit, integration, and UI testing using XCTest or equivalent). • Experience with test-driven development (TDD) is highly valued. • AI/Agentic Coding Expertise: • Ability to architect and govern the integration of AI-powered features (e.g., in-app AI Assistants, content generators) into the mobile architecture. • Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI platforms like Claude Code for tasks such as component generation, technical documentation, and system health insights. • Expertise in implementing Agentic Coding paradigms, including designing and integrating MCPs (Model Context Protocol) and custom AI Skills or Plugins. • Experience establishing Agentic CI/CD workflows for automated processes like PR approvals, AI Quality Engineering (AI QE), and AI Security. Leadership Skills • Drive technical direction and champion best practices within a highly collaborative, cross-functional Agile team. • Exceptional ability to influence technical roadmaps, drive consensus among senior engineers, and negotiate architectural decisions across multiple teams. • Expertise in articulating and advocating for high-level engineering design strategies focused on system scalability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability. • Accountability for technical outcomes, prioritizing solutions that directly impact team effectiveness, product stability, and critical customer success metrics. • Proactively identifies, diagnoses, and removes technical and process bottlenecks across the organization to accelerate delivery and improve developer experience. • A recognized technical expert who maintains deep knowledge of emerging iOS, mobile, and agentic coding trends, applying them strategically to inform architectural evolution. • Drive a culture of continuous technical improvement, serving as a mentor to senior and staff engineers on best practices, code quality, and engineering excellence. • Fosters engineering visibility by advocating for and contributing to relevant internal and external Open Source initiatives. #LI-HK1 #LI-Remote The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education and work location. In addition, some roles may be eligible for additional on target commission pay or bonus. The compensation package includes health and welfare benefits including paid leave. Pay Transparency - All Full Time Employees $159,500-$191,400 CAD At Constant Contact, we're all about work flexibility and are proud to serve our customers as a hybrid workforce. Our hybrid work model combines the convenience of remote work with access to our great office locations to collaborate in-person, participate in live trainings, and socialize with colleagues. Application Deadline: 30 days. We may fill this job opening prior to the deadline if a candidate is selected by us. Vision6 Pty Limited is an affiliate of Constant Contact, Inc. and a part of the Constant Contact group of brands.

About Constant Contact

Constant Contact is an email marketing company that provides online marketing tools to small businesses and non-profits. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Constant Contact offers a variety of services, including email marketing, social media marketing, and event marketing. The company has over 700,000 customers worldwide and is known for its user-friendly platform and excellent customer support.
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