Senior IOS Engineer

We are hiring a Senior iOS Engineer to help own and evolve the Packz app.

This is a highly hands-on role with meaningful ownership over the future of iOS at Packz. We are looking for someone who can ship fast, make strong technical decisions, raise the quality bar, and be a major force in how our iOS product is built going forward.

You will work closely with the founders and the rest of the engineering team to build product features end-to-end, improve app architecture and developer workflows, and help make Packz a best-in-class consumer app.

What You’ll Do

• Own major parts of the Packz iOS app from technical design through implementation, release, and iteration
• Build and improve core user journeys across pack discovery, purchasing, opening, collection, wallet, redemption, and retention
• Make thoughtful technical decisions around architecture, app structure, performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Write high-quality Swift code and build polished, production-ready interfaces in SwiftUI and modern iOS patterns
• Use AI-assisted tools and workflows to move faster, improve code quality, and increase engineering output
• Use tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and similar products effectively to accelerate execution, unblock development, and ship faster
• Partner closely with founders, design, backend engineers, and other teammates to translate product ideas into great mobile experiences
• Raise the quality bar through strong technical judgment, code review, debugging, refactoring, and attention to detail
• Improve the speed and effectiveness of iOS development over time, including tooling, patterns, and engineering workflows

• 4+ years of professional iOS development experience building consumer-facing apps
• Strong expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and modern iOS app architecture
• Experience shipping and maintaining high-quality production apps or major features
• Strong product sense and an instinct for smooth, intuitive, high-quality mobile UX
• Ability to independently own features and technical decisions from concept to launch
• Familiarity with popular AI development tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and a habit of using AI heavily to improve workflows and ship faster
• Strong communication skills and comfort working closely with founders in a fast-moving environment, * Experience with gaming, collectibles, fintech, marketplaces, or other high-engagement consumer products
• Experience with animations, media-heavy experiences, interactive UI, or delight-oriented product moments
• Familiarity with networking layers, async flows, analytics, App Store release processes, and mobile performance optimization
• Experience improving engineering standards, app structure, or developer workflows
• An App Store link or GitHub project you can share that shows how you build

• Meaningful ownership. This role will have major influence over how the Packz iOS app is built and how it evolves over time.
• High velocity. We like moving extremely fast, iterating quickly, and shipping improvements constantly.
• Modern workflow. We want engineers who are AI-native and excited to use tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex to increase output and move faster.
• Category-defining product. Packz combines collectibles, gaming, and commerce in a way that creates unique product and engineering challenges.
• Competitive compensation and benefits. We offer competitive salary, healthcare, vision, dental, 401(k), and $25 of DoorDash credit each for lunch and dinner every workday.
• Tight-knit, in-person team. We work on-site in NYC and care deeply about speed, quality, and building great products together.

Packz is a best-in-class gamified collectibles platform. Open digital packs, get physical trading cards, and either have them shipped to your door or sell them back instantly. In just six months since launch, users have opened more than $15M of packs and shipped tens of thousands of cards to their homes. We are backed by some of the world’s best investors, including investors who previously backed companies like DraftKings, StockX, and The Athletic.

Our web product has been live since October and has already found strong traction. Our iOS app is launching this month. We have a small, highly hands-on team, and this is an opportunity to join early as we build in a $100B+ category.