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Senior iOS Engineer (Remote)

The Athletic

Senior iOS Engineer (Remote)

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Hiring Remotely in United States

Remote

145K-160K Annually

Senior level

Digital Media • Sports

The Role

Own and enhance the native iOS application by building polished, performant features; architect scalable and maintainable code; write unit and functional tests; debug production issues; collaborate with Design and Product; contribute to product decisions; refactor code; and improve engineering processes. The role requires strong native iOS and Swift experience, with GraphQL, SwiftUI, and Combine preferred.

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About Us

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

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:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-athletic-sports-news/id1135216317

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.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Skills Required

4+ years of experience with native iOS development in Swift
Consumer-facing product and design instincts
Desire to contribute to product decisions
Experience with GraphQL
Experience with SwiftUI
Experience with Combine
Experience at an early-stage startup addressing growth and scale challenges
Passion for sports and media

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The Company

HQ: San Francisco, CA

603 Employees

Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Here for every sports story that matters. -- The Athletic (http://theathletic.com) is a subscription-based media publisher of smarter sports coverage for die-hard fans. Founded in 2016, The Athletic’s all-star team of writers have produced thousands of quality stories for subscribers free of ads, pop-ups and auto-play videos. The Athletic now offers in-depth local coverage in 47 North American pro sports markets along with premium national coverage across MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA & more. Readers can count on original, authentic storytelling written by talented local and national sports journalists like Ken Rosenthal, Pierre LeBrun, Seth Davis, Stewart Mandel, Shams Charania and many more. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.