Staff iOS Engineer

London - Commercial. Posted a month ago

The role

A Staff iOS Engineer will lead the design, development, and evolution of iOS architecture and frameworks. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product, design, and platform leads to drive mobile capabilities at scale.

What you will do

Lead the design, development, and evolution of iOS architecture, frameworks, and performance-critical systems
Collaborate with product, design, and platform leads to define technical strategy
Set coding standards and best practices across iOS teams
Guide others through code reviews, architecture discussions, and design documentation
Identify cross-cutting concerns and lead platform-wide initiatives
Act as a technical mentor for engineers across levels
Champion high performance, scalability, and maintainability
Identify and resolve system-level bottlenecks
Foster cross-platform and cross-squad collaboration

Required qualifications

Professional experience with iOS development
Deep proficiency in Swift and Swift UI
Proven track record of designing scalable mobile architecture and leading complex engineering projects
Strong technical leadership experience including mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and influencing engineering culture
Deep understanding of UI frameworks, offline data strategies, threading, performance profiling, and memory management in iOS
Experience with test automation, CI/CD integration, and mobile observability practices
Excellent communication skills

Benefits

Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
Private health insurance
24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through Employee Assistance Program
Work From Anywhere program for up to 25 days per year
Generous annual and parental leave
Dedicated days off for volunteering
Dedicated days off for moving home
Free access to all The Economist content including online subscription, apps and podcasts

About the company

The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company. It includes The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education.