Sr. iOS Developer

Job Title: Sr. iOS Developer (Media / Streaming / OTT / TV Apps, etc.,)

Location: Dallas, TX (Day 1 onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer (iOS) to design and build high-performance mobile applications that power next-generation mobility and connected TV experiences. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on coding expertise, and the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Development

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance iOS applications.

• Contribute to end-to-end application lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Write clean, modular, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

• Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architectural principles.

• Technical Leadership

• Make critical technical decisions that impact product scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Conduct code reviews and provide actionable feedback to improve code quality and team capability.

• Mentor junior engineers and act as a technical multiplier across teams.

• Advocate for engineering excellence, including performance, observability, and reliability.

• Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with product managers, architects, designers, QA, and backend teams to deliver features end-to-end.

• Drive execution and timely delivery of features in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Collaborate with third-party vendors and partners for integrations.

• Performance & Quality

• Continuously optimize app performance, memory utilization, responsiveness, and battery efficiency.

• Implement automated testing strategies including unit, integration, and UI tests.

• Monitor production systems and proactively address issues.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Research and adopt modern iOS frameworks, tools, and best practices.

• Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.

• Contribute to technical roadmap and long-term architecture vision.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and speed to market.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 7+ years of professional experience in mobile application development.

• Strong experience in iOS development (iPhone, iPad, WatchOS).

Core Technical Skills

• Proficiency in:

• Swift (preferred), Objective-C

• SwiftUI and UIKit

• Strong understanding of iOS architecture patterns:

• MVC, MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture

• Experience with Xcode, Instruments, and command-line tools.

• Solid understanding of:

• Memory management, multithreading (GCD, async/await, Combine)

• App life cycle and background processing

• Expertise with networking:

• REST APIs, WebSockets, TLS

• Data formats: JSON, XML, Protobufs

Connectivity & Device Integration

• Experience with peer-to-peer and device communication:

• Bluetooth/BLE, Bonjour, NFC, AirPlay

• Hands-on experience connecting mobile apps with:

• Smart TVs, OTT devices, or STBs

Media & Streaming (Highly Preferred)

• Experience building OTT/IPTV or media streaming applications

• Knowledge of:

• HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTP/RTSP

• DRM systems: FairPlay, Widevine

• Familiarity with video playback frameworks (AVFoundation, custom players)

Security

• Strong understanding of application security:

• TLS, SSL pinning, encryption, secure storage (Keychain)

• Authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT)

Additional Preferred Skills

• Exposure to cross-platform technologies:

• React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform (KMM)

• Experience with backend-driven UI or GraphQL

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines:

• GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bitrise, Fastlane

• Experience with analytics, logging, and monitoring tools

• Familiarity with accessibility (WCAG) and internationalization

• Experience with feature flagging and A/B testing

Modern Engineering Expectations

• Strong experience with:

• Automated testing frameworks (XCTest, XCUITest)

• Dependency management tools (CocoaPods, SPM)

• Understanding of:

• Modular app architecture and reusable components

• Offline-first design patterns and caching strategies

• Experience with App Store release lifecycle:

• Provisioning, TestFlight, App Store review process

• Familiarity with observability tools:

• Crash reporting (Crashlytics), performance monitoring

AI & Productivity

• Hands-on experience using AI development tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, code assistants) to:

• Accelerate development

• Improve code quality

• Enhance documentation and testing

• Ability to integrate AI-driven capabilities into applications (nice to have).