> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3622485-ambitious-founding-ios-engineer-start-up-nyc](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3622485-ambitious-founding-ios-engineer-start-up-nyc). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Ambitious Founding iOS Engineer - Start Up NYC

- **Company:** INITI8
- **Location:** Hoboken, NJ, United States
- **Salary:** $332,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, Software Debugging, Model View ViewModel, Ios Frameworks, Backend, Objective C++, Restful APIs
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75915667-ambitious-founding-ios-engineer-start-up-nyc

## About the Role

You're not just here for a paycheck - you're looking for "the thing." Maybe you've interned at a few startups, built side projects late at night, shipped your own apps, or thrown yourself into hackathons because you couldn't help it. You want a flat team where people just get on with it - no layers, no waiting for permission. You're curious by default, move quickly, and would rather solve the problem than wait to be assigned it., * Solid professional iOS development experience using MVVM or similar architectural patterns

 * You've built and scaled iOS apps from 0 to 1
 * Strong proficiency in Swift or Objective-C
 * Experience working with REST APIs and asynchronous data
 * Comfortable working in a fast-moving start-up environment
 * Strong attention to detail
 * Ability to take an ambiguous problem and turn it into a shipped product
 * High ownership - you don't need someone telling you exactly what to build every day

Nice to Have

 * Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup
 * Experience with payments, messaging, or creator products

## Description

AMBITIOUS FOUNDING iOS ENGINEER - Start Up NYC

Some products you build. Some you help scale into something huge. Every so often, you get in early enough to do both - and this is one of those.

We're after an ambitious iOS engineer who wants real ownership from day one - not "join a team and pick up tickets." This is get in early at one of NYC's fastest-growing start-ups and help build the product from the ground up, at a company still early enough that your decisions actually stick. Massive user volume already. Real backing. The kind of growth curve that gets talked about in years to come.

If you're hungry, sharp, and want to be the person who figures out what to build before anyone has to tell you - keep reading.

The Role

Their iOS app is at the center of the creator experience. You'll be one of the core engineers responsible for building and scaling it.

This isn't a maintenance role. You'll work directly with the founders, product, design, and backend engineers to turn ideas into polished product experiences, with significant influence over mobile architecture, technical direction, and user experience. You'll own features from idea ? iteration.

Key Responsbilities

 * Build and ship high-quality iOS features using Swift
 * Help define and evolve the company's iOS architecture
 * Build interfaces and interactions that feel fast, polished, and native
 * Debug production issues and improve app reliability and performance
 * Help establish engineering practices and standards as the mobile team grows