About the company
Our client is a fast-growing technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as a hands-on mobile engineer responsible for a consumer iOS app across its whole life, from early concept to App Store release. Partner daily with company leadership and cross-functional colleagues to deliver refined features, guide technical direction and set a high quality bar.
What you'll do
- Design, build and launch native iOS features in Swift, taking each one from first idea to release.
- Shape the app's technical structure so it holds up as more engineers join.
- Create smooth, visually refined screens and interactions.
- Investigate live-app defects and tune stability and speed.
- Introduce coding conventions and review habits for the mobile group.
- Propose improvements, run experiments and iterate quickly instead of waiting for detailed specifications.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Roughly 1 to 5 or more years building iOS apps commercially, with Swift as your main language.
- Experience launching a mobile app from scratch using MVVM or a comparable design pattern.
- Working knowledge of the iOS platform, app design principles and consuming REST services.
- Comfort managing asynchronous data flows.
- History of making meaningful contributions to a widely used product, ideally on mobile.
- Strong sense of ownership and ease with ambiguity in a startup setting.
- Good product judgment and a keen eye for interface detail.
- Practical experience using AI tools and agent-based workflows in day-to-day development.
- Living in New York City or ready to relocate there.
Bonus points
- Exposure to a gamified consumer app or a marketplace business.
- Time spent at a startup or design-focused company known for polished mobile products.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 130,000 to 230,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York City, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Approximately 1 to 5 or more years of commercial iOS app development experience
- Swift as the primary programming language
- Experience launching a mobile app from scratch using MVVM or a comparable design pattern
- Working knowledge of the iOS platform and app design principles
- Experience consuming REST services
- Experience managing asynchronous data flows
- Meaningful contributions to a widely used product, ideally a mobile product
- Strong ownership and comfort with ambiguity in a startup environment
- Good product judgment and strong attention to interface detail
- Practical experience using AI tools and agent-based workflows in daily development
- Living in New York City or willing to relocate there
- Experience with a gamified consumer app or marketplace business
- Startup experience or experience at a design-focused company known for polished mobile products
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
