Senior iOS Engineer, Data Platforms

Responsibilities

• Build and ship iOS features by enhancing existing code and creating new functionality.
• Write maintainable Swift and SwiftUI code.
• Design, implement, and maintain event collection, experimentation, analytics instrumentation, and mobile data contracts.
• Build shared libraries or SDK-style code consumed by multiple teams or applications.
• Participate in code reviews, write unit tests, and collaborate with QA on automated functional tests.
• Integrate with internal New York Times services and external third-party APIs.
• Contribute to app architecture, documentation, technical roadmaps, and timeline estimates.
• Own large technical initiatives from design through rollout.
• Ensure mobile data systems are reliable, performant, privacy-conscious, and extensible.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience building native iOS applications in Swift.
• Expertise in Swift, Swift Concurrency, and modern iOS architectural patterns such as MVVM and unidirectional data flow.
• Experience designing and maintaining shared libraries or SDK-style code used by multiple teams or applications.
• Experience with analytics systems, event-driven architectures, or experimentation frameworks.
• Experience independently owning large technical initiatives from design through rollout.
• Preferred: experience with mobile platform tooling or internal SDKs.
• Preferred: familiarity with experimentation systems, feature flags, and A/B testing infrastructure.
• Preferred: experience optimizing startup time, memory footprint, and runtime performance.
• Preferred: knowledge of mobile data governance, privacy considerations, and compliance requirements.
• Preferred: experience with high-traffic consumer applications at scale.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company-matching 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid vacation and paid sick days.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
• Hybrid work based in the New York City headquarters, typically requiring at least two days in the office per week.
• Eligible for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.