Staff iOS Engineer, Trading Tools

Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision for mobile across iOS and Android while remaining hands-on in iOS.
• Own the architecture of a scalable iOS application supporting trading, charting, portfolio, watchlist, and stock-detail surfaces.
• Build modular, extensible mobile components that enable teams to build, test, and ship independently.
• Align iOS and Android architecture, data contracts, feature parity, and release sequencing.
• Improve performance, real-time data handling, observability, rendering, launch time, page-load time, and release stability.
• Lead charting, research, and AI-driven capabilities for active traders on mobile.
• Guide technical planning, system design reviews, implementation discussions, and incident resolution.
• Partner with product, design, backend, infrastructure, and data teams on experiments and product releases.
• Mentor iOS and Android engineers and define engineering standards and documentation.
• Influence mobile platform direction through collaboration with adjacent organizations and company-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience developing iOS applications.
• Extensive experience building and maintaining large-scale applications with Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI.
• Experience owning the technical direction of a product area or platform.
• Experience designing scalable mobile architectures, component systems, and testing strategies for data-intensive or real-time use cases.
• Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams or platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Android development principles.
• Ability to collaborate with product, design, backend, infrastructure, and data partners.
• Strong communication skills, including translating complex trading concepts into intuitive mobile experiences.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and fostering engineering excellence.
• Preferred experience with financial platforms, trading systems, or real-time market data products.
• Preferred experience with server-driven UI, embedded web or React Native surfaces, live audio/video streaming, or LLM-powered product features.

Benefits

• Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
• Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund for eligible US employees.
• Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building.
• Flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and other benefits.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
• Company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and other time off.
• Catered meals, events, and comfortable office workspaces.
• Based in New York, NY, with in-person attendance expected at least three days per week.