Senior iOS Engineer

Freetrade
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward seasoned iOS developers comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and modern architecture transitions, with a focus on building scalable financial applications in London.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 6+ years of iOS experience and a track record of leading complex feature delivery
    — “Typically 6+ years of experience building production-grade mobile applications.”
  • Individuals who have guided technical decisions and reduced platform-level technical debt
    — “help guide priorities around platform issues, technical debt, patterns, and architecture.”
  • Candidates with experience in transitioning apps to modern frameworks like SwiftUI and GraphQL
    — “we have recently rebranded key parts of the app, creating a new design system from scratch built with Swift UI, and have started transitioning to a modern, unified GraphQL API using Apollo.”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office work on three days per week in London or Budapest
    — “We work from our central London and Budapest offices on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday”
  • Candidates should be prepared to mentor junior engineers and lead by example
    — “Experience mentoring and growing more junior engineers.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience leading end-to-end feature ownership and cross-team collaboration
    — “Own features end to end, collaborating with backend, design, product and QE to deliver high-quality solutions.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to set and maintain high code quality standards through code reviews and testing
    — “Set and hold a high bar for code quality through hands-on development, code reviews and effective testing.”
  • Showcase your hands-on experience with Swift, SwiftUI, and GraphQL integration
    — “Strong experience with Swift, DI frameworks, and SwiftUI.”
  • Emphasize your familiarity with CI/CD and build tooling like CircleCI
    — “Understanding of CI and build tooling such as CircleCi.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Delivered high-quality iOS features
  • Improved app performance and user experience
Typical background
6+ years of experience in mobile app developmentStrong problem-solving skills

Skills & requirements

Required

Ios DevelopmentSwiftDI FrameworksSwiftuiGraphQLCombineSwift ConcurrencyRxswiftGitCI/CDMentoring

Preferred

FigmaXcode

Stack & domain

SwiftDI FrameworksSwiftuiGraphQLCombineSwift ConcurrencyRxswiftGitCircleciProblem-solvingMentoringMobile EngineeringIos App Development

About the role

Original posting from Freetrade via Ashby

ABOUT FREETRADE

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.

We’re changing that.

We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in.

2026 is a big year for us. Last year, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.

This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers.

Why Join Our Engineering Team?

Freetrade Engineers play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining a robust, scalable platform used by thousands daily. We tackle big technical challenges, drive innovation, and build solutions that make a real impact.

Here, your code doesn’t just run - it powers the decisions of investors across the UK.

About the role

As part of our dedicated mobile engineering team, you will work on implementing new features. In collaboration with design, product and QE teams you will craft user experiences that will delight our customers.

You will also help guide priorities around platform issues, technical debt, patterns, and architecture, ensuring we deliver a high-quality app and an excellent developer experience.

We have recently rebranded key parts of the app, creating a new design system from scratch built with Swift UI, and have started transitioning to a modern, unified GraphQL API using Apollo.

What you’ll do

  • Lead the design and delivery of new features, alongside improving and maintaining the Freetrade iOS app, ensuring high performance, quality, security and robustness.
  • Own features end to end, collaborating with backend, design, product and QE to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Set and hold a high bar for code quality through hands-on development, code reviews and effective testing.
  • Resolve complex issues, address bottlenecks and reduce technical debt.
  • Drive improvements in engineering standards and practices.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers on design, implementation and best practices.
  • Participate in a support rota to understand and resolve customer issues, including direct communication where needed.

About you

  • Typically 6+ years of experience building production-grade mobile applications.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to lead technical decisions and deliver complex features.
  • Deep understanding of iOS architecture and common patterns
  • Strong experience with Swift, DI frameworks, and SwiftUI.
  • Good understanding of GraphQL and integrating with backend services.
  • Experience with Combine, Swift Concurrency or RxSwift.
  • Familiarity with git and collaborative development practices.
  • Understanding of CI and build tooling such as CircleCI.
  • Experience mentoring and growing more junior engineers.

Our hybrid model

We work from our central London and Budapest offices on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, leaving Wednesday and Friday for dedicated focus time at home.

We believe in the power of in-person collaboration to build a strong culture, but we know "life happens." If you have caregiving or personal responsibilities that require extra flexibility, let’s talk about it.

Our interview process

We keep things simple and transparent. You’ll meet one of our Talent Partners for a technical screening call, typically followed by:

  • Hiring Manager interview
  • Live coding interview
  • System design interview
  • Values interview

Check out our benefits https://freetrade.io/careers#benefits

We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability - we want to hear from you.

To find out more about how we look after your personal data when you apply for a job with us, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy here. https://freetrade.io/legal/privacy-policy

Please note we are not accepting agency CVs.

Source: Freetrade careers (Ashby)

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