Primary Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance iOS applications that deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Optimize app performance, startup time, and memory usage for video playback and complex UI flows.
- Partner with product managers and designers to define feature requirements and success metrics.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to iOS engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging iOS technologies and frameworks to improve developer velocity and app reliability.
- Build and rapidly iterate on features based on user feedback and data insights.
- Conduct code reviews, design discussions, and architecture planning to maintain high-quality, scalable solutions.
- Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, driving innovative solutions to enhance system performance and resilience.
- Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, recommending improvements to existing systems and processes.
Experience & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is a plus
- 8+ years of experience building and shipping iOS applications at scale.
- Expert proficiency in Swift and familiarity with Objective-C.
- Strong understanding of iOS frameworks (SwiftUI, UIKit, etc.) and Apple ecosystem patterns.
- Experience with video streaming technologies (AVPlayer, HLS, DRM) and offline playback.
- Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and modern mobile networking stacks.
- Experience integrating analytics, push notifications, and in-app purchase frameworks.
- Proficiency with Xcode and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc).
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
- Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineers.
Top Skills
What We Do
Not every company kicks off in a converted garage and expands into one of America’s fastest-growing conservative media outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment - but then again, no other company is the Daily Wire. Built from the ground up by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, the Daily Wire started as a side gig and morphed into a political news and commentary powerhouse in just 7 short years. Now, the Daily Wire is producing entertainment content, investigative journalism, multiple chart-topping podcasts, and - you guessed it - some fire memes.
And we’re not stopping there. Our team is constantly moving, innovating and growing. We adapt to any and all obstacles with a team of creative geniuses that are all aligned in creating unparalleled content that provides a voice for facts and for freedom. We don't just echo whatever’s trending - we set trends.
When you join the Daily Wire team, your finger isn’t just on the pulse. From the studios of CANDACE and The Ben Shapiro Show to the newsroom of some of America’s most influential writers, you are the pulse. And if that interests you, we’re all ears.
