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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior iOS (Swift) Engineer - **Company:** Zopa Ltd - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £74,392.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), IOS Applications, Apple IOS, Mobile Application Development, Software Quality, Code Review, Programming Tools, Memory Management, Uikit, Swiftui, Concurrency, Ios Frameworks, Backend, Api Design - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5873157356 ## About the Role * Strong experience building and maintaining customer-facing iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI. * Deep knowledge of iOS development, including concurrency, performance, memory management, testing, accessibility and security. * Sound architectural and API-design judgement, with a focus on simple, maintainable solutions and an excellent developer experience. * A proactive engineer who identifies problems, shapes practical solutions and influences improvements beyond their immediate team. * A collaborative teammate who raises the capability of others through coaching, pairing and knowledge sharing. * Comfortable constructively challenging ideas, while remaining open-minded and willing to change course when better evidence emerges. * Genuine curiosity about mobile engineering and the evolving iOS platform. Added bonus: * Background in fintech, banking or another regulated, high-trust environment where reliability and customer confidence matter. * A track record of building shared libraries, platform capabilities or design systems that help engineering teams move faster. * Strong hands-on knowledge of UIKit and its place within modern iOS development. * Proven impact improving mobile CI/CD pipelines, release processes and developer tooling. * Confidence using AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to improve productivity and code quality. ## Description The team's role is not to own all technical decisions. It is to help shape the direction of mobile engineering at Zopa, create great developer experiences for our product teams, and make it easier for engineers to focus on customer problems rather than underlying technical complexity. You'll also be part of a strong iOS engineering community, contributing to standards, sharing knowledge and helping us continue to mature our native engineering practice. A Day in the life: * Partner closely with the Engineering Manager, Principal Mobile Engineer and Head of Mobile Engineering to deliver Zopa's mobile strategy. * Help shape the technical direction and standards for iOS across Zopa. * Design and evolve shared modules, APIs, architecture and developer tooling that enable multiple teams to build and ship with confidence. * Identify technical risks early, using data, profiling and observability to improve performance, reliability and developer experience. * Stay highly hands-on, delivering production-quality Swift and SwiftUI code across platform and customer-facing product work. * Raise the capability of other engineers through pairing, code reviews, technical discussions and knowledge sharing. * Work closely with Product, Design, Backend and Android colleagues to make well-rounded decisions, influence direction and respect each discipline's expertise. ## Related Videos - [SwiftUI In Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/134-swiftui-in-production) - [From Zero to Mobile Developer in 45 Minutes With SwiftUI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/183-from-zero-to-mobile-developer-in-45-minutes-with-swiftui) - [Mobile at a Crossroads: The Declarative UI App Revolution](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/207-mobile-at-a-crossroads-the-declarative-ui-app-revolution) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Unsolved mysteries between Usability and Accessibility in iOS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/737-unsolved-mysteries-between-usability-and-accessibility-in-ios) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [A Guide to Choosing the Right Tools for App Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/391-a-guide-to-choosing-the-right-tools-for-app-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Cross Platform Mobile Development Frameworks to Use in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/404-cross-platform-mobile-development-frameworks-to-use-in-2025) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 118 - not a total recall](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/452-dev-digest-118-not-a-total-recall)