Weight Watchers International

Staff iOS Engineer

Weight Watchers International$160K — $240K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12-15+ years of professional iOS development experience
  • Expertise in Swift and modern Apple frameworks
  • Deep knowledge of the iOS SDK, app lifecycle, and memory management
  • Familiarity with native tooling for testing and CI/CD
  • Strong communication skills to mentor junior engineers

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve native features of the WeightWatchers iOS app
  • Deliver premium UI/UX using modern Apple frameworks
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, Data, and Behavioral Science teams
  • Own implementation of upcoming flagship initiatives
  • Shape architectural decisions and technical standards
  • Operate with high autonomy and influence

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Annual bonus program
  • Hybrid work environment for work-life balance
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

As a critical member of the Mobile Product Engineering team, you will:
  • Build and evolve key native features of the WeightWatchers iOS app that support members in their health journeys: food tracking, activity logging, weight trends, and our new AI-driven health insights.
  • Deliver premium UI/UX using modern Apple frameworks to ensure the app feels fast, fluid, and intuitive.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, and Behavioral Science teams to deliver features that support daily habit formation and medical weight-loss journeys (including our GLP-1 Med+ initiatives).
  • Own the implementation of upcoming flagship initiatives, including Lock Screen Widgets, Live Activities, and health data integrations.
  • Shape the architectural decisions and technical standards for our iOS application, ensuring a robust, modular, and testable codebase.
  • Operate with high autonomy and influence: proactively question assumptions, bring new ideas, and champion product quality and performance.
Who You Are
  • Native iOS Expert: Deep experience in iOS development with Swift, with a solid grasp of SwiftUI, Combine (or Swift Concurrency), and MVVM/Clean Architecture.
  • Product-Minded Engineer: A passion for mobile product engineering-especially around improving member experience, usability, and long-term engagement.
  • Apple Ecosystem Enthusiast: Someone who keeps up with the latest WWDC updates and understands how to leverage the latest iOS capabilities to delight users.
  • Collaborative Partner: Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional stakeholders, capable of explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical partners.
  • Bonus: Experience working with HealthKit or behavior-change-driven apps.
Qualifications
  • 12-15+ of experience in professional iOS development.
  • Expertise in Swift and modern Apple frameworks (SwiftUI, Core Data, etc.).
  • Deep knowledge of the iOS SDK, app lifecycle, and memory management.
  • Familiarity with native tooling, including XCTest for unit/UI testing, CI/CD pipelines (Fastlane/GitHub Actions), and feature flagging.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers while articulating technical decisions.


Base salary may vary depending on, but not limited to: skills, experience, and location. This role is also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package and annual bonus program.

US Pay Range

$160,000-$240,000 CAD

At WeightWatchers, our mission is to build a worldwide community connected by healthy habits. If that resonates with you, then we would love to talk. WeightWatchers values developing community within our employee population as well. We have a hybrid work environment to allow our employees to find the right work-life balance.

About Weight Watchers International

WW International, Inc., formerly Weight Watchers International, Inc., is a global wellness company. The Company offers commercial weight management program. Its services and products include digital offerings provided through its websites, mobile sites and applications, workshops conducted by the Company and its franchisees, consumer products sold direct to consumers, licensed products sold in retail channels and magazine subscriptions and other publications. It operates through four segments: North America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe (CE) and Other. It sells a range of products, including bars, snacks, cookbooks, food and restaurant guides with SmartPoints values, Weight Watchers magazines, SmartPoints calculators and fitness kits. It offers various programs, including Beyond The Scale, which is designed to help people lose weight and manage new healthy habits; FitPoints, which is designed to encourage activity and exercise, and WW Freestyle.
Learn more about Weight Watchers International
Size
7,700 employees
Market Cap
$250.5 million
Industry
Net Income
$75 million
Founded
1960
5 Year Trend
+0.8%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
NASDAQ

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