Sr. iOS Engineer

Navan
Bengaluru, India
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced iOS engineers with AI integration expertise who can lead complex, user-facing features in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of iOS development experience and a track record of shipping consumer apps to the App Store
    — “Track record building consumer‑facing apps; ideally you’ve shipped to the App Store”
  • Professionals who can design and implement stateful, real-time, and context-aware iOS features
    — “Lead implementation of context-aware experiences using behavior, preferences, and app state with an emphasis on performance and privacy”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a strong grasp of Swift concurrency and modern iOS APIs, which may demand up-to-date technical knowledge
    — “Swift concurrency (async/await, Task, actors), structured concurrency, and modern GCD usage”
  • Candidates must be comfortable working in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment with product, design, and backend teams
    — “Collaborate across product, design, and backend in a fast-moving environment”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with SwiftUI and AI integration in your resume and portfolio
    — “Deep understanding of Swift and the iOS SDK, including SwiftUI for building production UIs”
  • Showcase your ability to use AI tools like Claude Code or GitHub Copilot effectively in your development workflow
    — “Experience using AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) as part of your workflow”
  • Demonstrate your ability to design and implement conversational UI and AI-driven features in your application examples
    — “Design and ship innovative UX patterns for conversational interfaces and AI-driven experiences on iOS”
  • Include examples of using analytics, A/B testing, or logging to improve feature quality and user experience
    — “Use metrics, experimentation, and validation (analytics, A/B tests, logging) to iterate on features and improve quality over time”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Design and ship innovative UX patterns for conversational interfaces
  • Lead implementation of context-aware experiences
  • Turn complex AI/ML capabilities into simple, intuitive mobile interactions
Typical background
5+ years of professional development experience with strong Swift skillsBS in Computer Science or related technical field

Skills & requirements

Required

SwiftIos DevelopmentSwiftuiAsync/awaitStructured ConcurrencyAi-driven Mobile ExperiencesConversational UI

Preferred

UikitCombineClean ArchitectureLlm-driven FeaturesPrompt Design

Stack & domain

SwiftAsync/awaitStructured ConcurrencyModern Ios ApisCombineMVVMClean ArchitectureModularizationJSONRESTWebsocketsStreaming ApisRobust Networking LayersOffline StorageBackground ProcessingThreadingPush NotificationsLlm-driven FeaturesPrompt DesignIntegrating LLM ApisHandling LatencyFallbacksGuardrailsConversational UXAI Development ToolsClaude CodeGithub CopilotLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptabilityAttention To DetailInnovationAIMobile DevelopmentTravel And Expense TechnologyLarge Language ModelsConversational UIImmersive Interactions

About the role

Original posting from Navan

We’re building the next generation of travel and expense (T&E) technology using AI and large language models. Our mobile platform blends cutting-edge AI with strong product and UX so travelers get an intelligent companion, not just another booking app. The app should understand needs, anticipate requests, and deliver personalized help through conversational UI and rich, immersive interactions.

You’ll work at the intersection of AI and mobile, helping define how travelers interact with this kind of product on iOS.

What You'll Do: 

Design and ship innovative UX patterns for conversational interfaces and AI-driven experiences on iOS

Architect and build Swift-first, production grade features using async/await, structured concurrency and modern iOS APIs

Lead implementation of context-aware experiences using behavior, preferences, and app state with an emphasis on performance and privacy

Use metrics, experimentation, and validation (analytics, A/B tests, logging) to iterate on features and improve quality over time

Turn complex AI/ML capabilities into simple, intuitive mobile interactions

Use AI tools (e.g., Claude Code / LLM‑based coding assistants) to accelerate development while maintaining a high‑quality, well‑tested codebase

Collaborate across product, design, and backend in a fast-moving environment

What We're Looking For: 

5+ years of professional development experience with strong Swift skills, building high quality iOS apps 

Deep understanding of Swift and the iOS SDK, including:

Swift concurrency (async/await, Task, actors), structured concurrency, and modern GCD usage

SwiftUI for building production UIs; familiarity with UIKit and interoperability is a plus

Experience with Combine or other reactive patterns, and when to prefer them vs. async/await

Strong grasp of iOS architecture (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularization) suitable for AI‑powered, stateful, and real‑time features

Solid understanding of JSON, REST, WebSockets, streaming APIs and robust networking layers (error handling, retries, offline support)

Experience with offline storage, background processing, threading and push notifications

Curiosity about new interaction models (chat, agents, multimodal UI, etc.)

Experience using AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) as part of your workflow, with good judgment about code quality and security

Familiarity with LLM‑driven features (prompt design, integrating LLM APIs, handling latency, fallbacks, guardrails) and/or conversational UX

Track record building consumer‑facing apps; ideally you’ve shipped to the App Store and iterated from user feedback and metrics

BS in Computer Science or related technical field

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