Rachio (subsidiary of Rain Bird) has built the category-defining connected irrigation controller and expanded into Smart Hose Timers and Smart Lighting. The iOS app is the experience that ties this entire ecosystem together and is the interface between our customers and how they operate their outdoor environments.
We are hiring an iOS Lead to own this surface. The right person is defined by how they think: structured enough to architect a shared platform across three hardware product lines, curious enough to keep pushing into territory that didn't exist six months ago, and disciplined enough to know when the AI tool they're using is wrong.
This is a "build the foundation, then build the team" role. In the near term, you'll be doing both platform work (BLE/Wi-Fi, device architecture, shared codebase) and product work (forward looking UX). As we grow, you'll help us decide what the next hire looks like.
How Engineering Is Changing at Rachio
The engineers who thrive here won't be the ones who type the most Swift. They will be the ones who exercise the best judgment about what to build and how to collaborate with AI systems to build it.
Responsibilities
- The iOS experience across the Smart Irrigation Controller, Smart Hose Timer, and Smart Lighting. This includes a coherent design language and information architecture across three connected hardware products
- Partner with Product Managers, designers, firmware engineers, and backend engineers to drive ideation and delivery for new product and feature launches
- Device provisioning, pairing, and control flows across Wi-Fi and BLE, where reliability matters more than novelty
- The architectural foundation that allows platform concerns (connectivity, device state) and product concerns (UX, AI features) to evolve independently
- AI tool adoption on the team: how we evaluate AI output and how we continue to instrument our systems for AI adoption
- Autonomously working in a small, high-trust team while managing your own priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
- How new features and hardware products surface in the mobile experience for our customers
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 4-year bachelor’s degree
- 7+ years of professional iOS development with published App Store examples
- Strong Swift fundamentals including concurrency, protocol-oriented design, modern async patterns
- Experience with Reactive Programming (RxSwift and/or Combine)
- Demonstrated fluency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) as a first-class part of daily workflow
- Experience integrating iOS apps with backend services and shipping through App Store Connect
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Design taste: you passionately care how the app looks, feels, and responds
Desired Qualifications
- CoreBluetooth and BLE device communication, ideally for consumer IoT
- SwiftUI experience and a point of view on when to use it vs. UIKit in a mature production codebase
- Modular architecture patterns for multi-product apps
- Fastlane, CI/CD, release automation
- A track record of shaping how AI tools are adopted on an engineering team
- Curiosity about firmware, embedded systems, or the broader IoT stack
Salary range for candidates based in California: $147,000 - $221,000
Salary range for candidates based in Colorado, New York, New York City, or Maryland: $137,000 - $206,000
Salary ranges include base salary and annual incentive bonus if applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Skills Required
- 4-year bachelor’s degree
- 7+ years of professional iOS development with published App Store examples
- Strong Swift fundamentals including concurrency, protocol-oriented design, modern async patterns
- Experience with Reactive Programming (RxSwift and/or Combine)
- Demonstrated fluency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar)
- Experience integrating iOS apps with backend services and shipping through App Store Connect
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Design taste and strong product/UX sensibility
- CoreBluetooth and BLE device communication (consumer IoT preferred)
- SwiftUI experience and viewpoint on when to use it vs UIKit in production
- Modular architecture patterns for multi-product apps
- Fastlane, CI/CD, release automation
- Track record of shaping AI tool adoption on an engineering team
- Curiosity about firmware, embedded systems, or the broader IoT stack
Rachio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rachio and has not been reviewed or approved by Rachio.
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Healthcare Strength — Paying the full premium for employee medical, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as a standout element of the package, reducing healthcare burden for individuals. Partial premium support for dependents further increases the perceived robustness of coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO alongside paid sick time broadens time-off flexibility and can increase the overall value of the rewards package. Defined parental leave windows add additional coverage for life events beyond standard vacation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A monthly work-from-home stipend and an annual professional development budget add tangible, recurring support that effectively increases total rewards. Fully remote work is framed as a core perk that can meaningfully improve day-to-day lifestyle.
Rachio Insights
What We Do
Rachio is a mission-based startup advancing the smart home outside, through conservation and connection. A category leader within the smart home industry, Rachio creates innovative technology and solutions that enliven the outside space of any home through exceptional products, data-driven personalized recommendations and an unmatched user experience. Together, the Rachio community has saved *175 billion* gallons of water - and counting.
Why Work With Us
We are a team-first culture that ensures every employee has the opportunity to grow and learn. We promote from within, provide regular professional development opportunities, and work with team members to achieve their full potential. Join our team and feel good about what you're doing while helping the planet.
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