Senior iOS Developer - Hybrid

About the role

Lead end to end technical ownership of native iOS applications by translating product vision into robust secure and scalable mobile solutions that align with enterprise objectives and user experience standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for Swift based iOS architecture and design ensuring modular reusable components and clear patterns that support maintainability, testability, and long term platform evolution.
• Drive product backlog management in Jira by refining epics and stories, prioritizing technical dependencies, and ensuring clear acceptance criteria that reflect business outcomes and measurable value.
• Collaborate with business analysts and product partners to analyze requirements, validate assumptions, and convert complex business processes into intuitive mobile workflows and interface designs.
• Take vague verbal or written requirements from stakeholders, PM, client, etc., and break them down into clear, actionable tickets/user stories; write these tickets for yourself and other team members, demonstrating understanding of the codebase/architecture to scope work for others.
• Oversee mobile UI design for iOS by guiding layout, interaction patterns, and accessibility considerations to deliver consistent user experiences across industrial and automotive use cases.
• Manage iOS development activities by mentoring engineers, reviewing code, and ensuring adherence to secure coding practices, performance optimization techniques, and platform guidelines.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in iOS development.
• Experience building JIRA backlog (verbal and written) by collaborating with product owner or business analyst.
• Coordinate end-to-end release planning and execution by aligning development, testing, and deployment tasks in Jira, maintaining clear visibility of risks, dependencies, and quality gates.
• Optimize hybrid working practices by using collaboration tools and structured ceremonies to maintain high productivity, knowledge sharing, and alignment across onsite and remote team members.
• Enable continuous improvement of iOS native solutions through root cause analysis, code refactoring, and adoption of modern frameworks and tools that improve stability, performance, and developer efficiency.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Pay

• Annual salary range: $55K – $114K, depending on experience and other qualifications.
• Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.

Schedule

• Hybrid work model requiring 2–3 days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Dearborn, MI.
• Hybrid work is offered to provide flexibility; wellbeing programs support work‑life balance.