The Athletic
The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based sports media company founded in 2016, producing detailed reporting, live updates, and expert analysis across football, tennis, Formula 1, golf, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and college sports. Its editorial team covers major leagues, tournaments, events, and players through in-depth journalism for sports audiences.

Junior-Mid-Level iOS Engineer, Full-Time Remote in the United States

The Athletic is seeking an iOS Engineer to shape native app features and architecture for its global sports news platform. Build polished, scalable Swift experiences with product and design partners.

Description

  • Lead important areas of The Athletic’s native iOS application
  • Help develop core features and shape the app’s architecture
  • Create polished, intuitive user experiences
  • Design elegant code that remains easy to maintain
  • Stay current with Apple platform features and modern engineering practices
  • Partner with Design and Product to deliver UI that is attractive, fast, and technically robust
  • Build for performance, scale, future growth, maintainability, and strong code quality
  • Develop unit and functional test coverage
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues reported by users
  • Collaborate with Design and Product on product concepts and enhancements
  • Refactor existing code to improve the development experience for fellow engineers
  • Contribute within a highly cross-functional team and recommend process improvements

Requirements

  • At least two years of professional native iOS development experience with Swift
  • Strong consumer-product judgment and design instincts, with an interest in influencing product decisions
  • Experience with GraphQL, SwiftUI, or Combine is preferred
  • Experience at an early-stage startup addressing growth and scaling challenges is preferred
  • An interest in sports and media is welcome but not required

Benefits

  • U.S. roles may include variable compensation, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock, depending on the position
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Company-matching 401(k) plan
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development programs

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