Senior iOS Developer

Salary: $130,000 – $140,000 per year

At Alphero, we're creating and composing the intelligent digital experiences of the future.

For more than 14 years we've partnered with organisations across New Zealand, Australia and the United States to design and deliver digital products that improve how people live, work and play. Chances are you've already used apps and websites we've helped create.

Today we're evolving again. Alongside designing and building exceptional digital products, we're exploring how AI, intelligent services and composable technologies are changing what's possible. Our teams are helping clients navigate that future while continuing to deliver beautifully crafted, accessible and secure digital experiences today.

We're looking for an experienced Senior iOS Developer who enjoys solving complex problems, cares about quality, and wants to be part of shaping where mobile development goes next.

The role

As a Senior iOS Developer at Alphero you'll work across the full product lifecycle, from early technical thinking and architecture through to delivery, release and ongoing evolution.

Agency life means variety. You might be joining an established product, helping shape a brand new mobile experience, contributing to discovery work with a client, or collaborating with our wider team to solve a tricky technical challenge. Every project is different.

You'll work closely with designers, strategists, QA specialists and other developers to build products that are intuitive, reliable and enjoyable to use. We believe the best ideas come from collaboration, so while we offer flexible hybrid working, we're very much an in-person team.

What you'll be doing

• Building outstanding iOS applications - Develop high-quality native iOS applications using modern Swift, contributing to architecture, implementation, performance and maintainability across the products you work on.

• Delivering beautifully crafted customer experiences - Work alongside designers and testers to create experiences that feel polished, accessible and genuinely enjoyable to use.

• Working with modern engineering practices - Use contemporary tooling, automation and AI-assisted development to help you move faster while maintaining quality. We see AI as another engineering tool, one that helps developers spend more time solving interesting problems and less time writing repetitive code. Thoughtful engineering judgement, review and craftsmanship still matter.

• Contributing to our practice - Share ideas, mentor others where appropriate, stay current with the Apple ecosystem, and help us continually improve the way we build software.

Requirements

You'll have 5-10 years of professional iOS development experience and be comfortable working across the different layers of a modern mobile application.

You'll have extensive experience with:

• Swift and modern iOS development practices

• UIKit and/or SwiftUI

• API integration and networking

• Authentication and secure data handling

• Local persistence

• Performance optimisation and debugging

• Writing clean, maintainable and well-structured code

• AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code or similar

• Building applications with security, privacy and accessibility in mind

It would also be great if you've worked with some of the following:

• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

• App Store release processes

• Cloud-connected platforms and API development (particularly AWS-based services)

• Mobile analytics and monitoring

• Kotlin Multiplatform or other shared-code approaches

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who's curious. Technology is changing quickly and we're investing heavily in understanding how AI and emerging technologies will shape the next generation of digital experiences. We want developers who are excited to learn, experiment and help define what good engineering looks like in that future.

Benefits

You'll join a team that genuinely cares about building great products and helping each other improve. Our developers work alongside experienced designers, strategists and testers in cross-functional teams, giving you the opportunity to influence products well beyond the code you write.

Our values of Inventive, Emotive and Brave aren't just words on a wall. They show up in the way we work with clients, the way we support one another and the way we're investing in what's next.

If you're looking for somewhere you can build exceptional mobile experiences today while helping shape the future of digital tomorrow, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a New Zealand-based role working from our Wellington office. Full time - guaranteed 40 hours a week. The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $140,000 per annum.