Staff iOS Engineer (Connectivity)

Job Description

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect, design, implement, and maintain iOS application components that interface directly with WHOOP hardware over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, or other communication protocols.

• Define and evolve the iOS software architecture and communication protocols, maintain comprehensive documentation, and drive consistency across iOS and Android implementations.

• Drive continuous improvement of performance, power efficiency, and reliability in the WHOOP connectivity software layer including background and system-level iOS services to enable reliable device connectivity, synchronization, and data transfer.

• Champion strong software architectural principles for testable, scalable, maintainable software on your own team and across the organization.

• Own and maintain a clear, prioritized backlog focused on code health, technical debt reduction, and testability improvements.

• Raise the bar and champion higher engineering standards through prompt code review, increased test coverage, and improved design practices. Hold teammates accountable.

• Represent the Connectivity iOS team in cross-functional settings such as bug triage, product syncs, firmware coordination, and guild representation.

• Participate in the release process including getting the app built, managing build variants, signing, sending and testing through Firebase, and submitting to the App store

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of professional iOS software engineering experience with a solid foundation in Swift , iOS system APIs, concurrency, and memory management.

• Hands-on experience with Combine and background task processing for non-UI iOS features.

• Demonstrated examples influencing other engineers in the application of architectural and platform-based software design principals to build scalable, modular, testable software. 

• Experience debugging and diagnosing issues across complex or distributed systems (for example: firmware, mobile, backend) is a strong plus.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, driving cross-functional problem solving, tradeoff definition, and optimization.

• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.