IT & Software

iOS Engineer

Economist Group

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will build and improve native iOS apps, delivering reliable features while growing your Swift expertise. You’ll work in a remote-first, collaborative environment with experienced engineers, contributing to both new capabilities and ongoing improvements. You’ll partner with Product and Design to ship high-quality UI and ensure robust performance. This is an opportunity to shape mobile experiences for a global audience at a trusted brand.

Pay / Benefits
  • pension or 401(k) plan
  • private health insurance
  • 24/7 counselling and wellbeing resources
  • Work From Anywhere up to 25 days per year
  • generous annual and parental leave
  • days off for volunteering
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain iOS applications using Swift and modern frameworks
  • Build user interfaces and features in collaboration with Product and Design
  • Contribute to application architecture and code quality within the team
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Debug issues and help improve application performance and stability
  • Participate in code reviews and team engineering practices
  • Work with backend services and APIs to deliver end-to-end functionality
  • Support testing, release, and CI/CD processes
Key requirements
  • Experience in iOS development
  • Proficiency in Swift and familiarity with iOS frameworks (SwiftUI or UIKit)
  • Experience building and shipping mobile applications
  • Understanding of mobile development fundamentals, including UI patterns and performance considerations
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating backend services
  • Exposure to testing practices and CI/CD workflows
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn
  • Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively
  • Good communication
  • Collaboration
  • Willingness to learn
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI or UIKit
  • iOS frameworks

Reference: WJ-747_31196718

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