The Athletic

Senior iOS Engineer (Remote)

The Athletic • $145K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of native iOS development experience in Swift
  • Strong instincts for consumer-facing product design
  • Familiarity with GraphQL, SwiftUI, and Combine preferred
  • Experience in an early-stage startup environment is advantageous
  • Passion for sports and media is a plus, but not essential

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Design and Product teams to create attractive and efficient UI
  • Architect the app for optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Develop unit and functional tests to uphold code quality
  • Troubleshoot and resolve user-reported production issues
  • Contribute ideas for product enhancements and new features
  • Refactor existing code to enhance overall engineer productivity
  • Engage in a cross-functional team, making process improvement suggestions

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • Company-matching 401(k) plan
  • Paid vacation and sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development programs
Full Job Description
About the Role

Our ideal candidate will own key aspects of our native iOS application and contribute to our core features and architecture. We're looking for an experienced engineer who can build beautiful, polished user experiences and architect elegant, maintainable code. We prioritize fast iteration without compromising quality. Successful candidates keep up-to-date with best practices and have a familiarity with bleeding-edge features from Apple.

You can check out our current iOS app here:



This role is remote for candidates currently located in the United States or Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Work with Design and Product teams to build UI that is beautiful, performant, and well-engineered
  • Architect and build the app to optimize for performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality
  • Write unit and functional tests to ensure maximum code and app quality
  • Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues
  • Brainstorm new product ideas and improvements alongside the design and product teams
  • Refactor existing code where needed in order to improve quality of life for the other engineers
  • Work within a highly cross-functional team, iterating on process and making your own suggestions for improvements


Requirements

  • 4+ years experience with native iOS development in Swift
  • Consumer-facing product and design instincts with a desire to have a voice in product decisions
  • Preferred experience in GraphQL, SwiftUI, Combine
  • Preferred experience in an early-stage startup working on growth and scale challenges
  • Passion for sports and media is helpful, but not required


The annual base salary range for this role is $145,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process. If you are a candidate for a technical role, we will let you know what specific tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

About The Athletic

The Athletic is a subscription-based sports media company that provides ad-free coverage of various sports leagues and teams. The company was founded in 2016 by Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, and has since expanded to cover over 250 professional and college sports teams across North America and Europe. The Athletic has received several awards for its journalism, including the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. The company has raised over $139 million in funding from investors such as Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital, and Comcast Ventures.
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