Sr. iOS Developer

Job Title: Sr. iOS Developer   (Media / Streaming / OTT / TV Apps, etc.,)

Location: Dallas, TX ----   Onsite  

Duration: 12+ Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer (iOS) to design and build high-performance mobile applications that power next-generation mobility and connected TV experiences. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on coding expertise, and the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Development

    • Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance iOS applications.

    • Contribute to end-to-end application lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

    • Write clean, modular, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

    • Define and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architectural principles.

• Technical Leadership

    • Make critical technical decisions that impact product scalability, reliability, and performance.

    • Conduct code reviews and provide actionable feedback to improve code quality and team capability.

    • Mentor junior engineers and act as a technical multiplier across teams.

    • Advocate for engineering excellence, including performance, observability, and reliability.

• Collaboration & Delivery

    • Partner with product managers, architects, designers, QA, and backend teams to deliver features end-to-end.

    • Drive execution and timely delivery of features in a fast-paced Agile environment.

    • Collaborate with third-party vendors and partners for integrations.

• Performance & Quality

    • Continuously optimize app performance, memory utilization, responsiveness, and battery efficiency.

    • Implement automated testing strategies including unit, integration, and UI tests.

    • Monitor production systems and proactively address issues.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

    • Research and adopt modern iOS frameworks, tools, and best practices.

    • Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.

    • Contribute to technical roadmap and long-term architecture vision.

    • Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and speed to market.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• years of professional experience in mobile application development.

• Strong experience in iOS development (iPhone, iPad, WatchOS).

Core Technical Skills

• Proficiency in:

    • Swift (preferred), Objective-C

    • SwiftUI and UIKit

• Strong understanding of iOS architecture patterns:

    • MVC, MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture

• Experience with Xcode, Instruments, and command-line tools.

• Solid understanding of:

    • Memory management, multithreading (GCD, async/await, Combine)

    • App life cycle and background processing

• Expertise with networking:

    • REST APIs, WebSockets, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS

    • Data formats: JSON, XML, Protobufs

Connectivity & Device Integration

• Experience with peer-to-peer and device communication:

    • Bluetooth/BLE, Bonjour, NFC, AirPlay

• Hands-on experience connecting mobile apps with:

    • Smart TVs, OTT devices, or STBs

Media & Streaming (Highly Preferred)

• Experience building OTT/IPTV or media streaming applications

• Knowledge of:

    • HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTP/RTSP

    • DRM systems: FairPlay, Widevine

• Familiarity with video playback frameworks (AVFoundation, custom players)

Security

• Strong understanding of application security:

    • TLS, SSL pinning, encryption, secure storage (Keychain)

    • Authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT)