EdTheory USA (headquartered in California) is Hiring Lead iOS Software Engineer Full Stack & AI Platform | Remote

We are currently inviting applications from Lead iOS Software Engineers interested in working remotely with one of the fastest-growing Special Education and Therapy Staffing brands in California.

Location: Remote

Why You'll Love EdTheory

EdTheory people-first culture is rooted in Compassion, Integrity, Diversity, and Servant Leadership, creating an environment where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.

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Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

SF Chronicle Top Workplace Greater Bay Area

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Apply today to join a mission-driven organization that values mental health professionals and puts students first.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to be a key technical contributor shaping an iOS-first AI platform from the early stages. You'll have meaningful ownership over the product architecture, work across iOS and backend systems, contribute to AI-powered experiences, and help establish the technical foundation as the company grows.

Role Overview

iOS Development

- Lead the architecture and development of a production-ready iOS application from the ground up.
- Design a modular, maintainable, scalable, and testable iOS architecture using Swift and SwiftUI.
- Build polished, responsive experiences with a solid focus on performance, stability, and usability.
- Work on state management, networking, caching, offline support, concurrency, and complex user flows.
- Integrate AI-powered capabilities and backend services seamlessly into the iOS experience.
- Establish technical foundations and engineering practices that allow the iOS platform to evolve as the product grows.




- Make thoughtful architectural decisions around scalability, maintainability, performance, and developer experience.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers as the team grows.

Full-Stack & Backend Development

- Contribute across the stack, including backend services, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
- Work closely with backend and AI systems to deliver seamless end-to-end product experiences.
- Help design and scale systems supporting AI-heavy and real-time workloads.
- Participate in architectural decisions across iOS, backend, and AI layers.
- Troubleshoot and solve problems across the stack when needed rather than being limited to the iOS layer.
- Collaborate with backend and AI engineers to establish reliable interfaces and scalable system boundaries.

Technical Leadership

- Take ownership of key technical areas and help shape the overall engineering direction of the platform.
- Establish and promote engineering best practices around architecture, testing, code quality, observability, and performance.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of the engineering team in India.
- Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architectural planning.
- Help balance long-term technical quality with the speed and pragmatism required in a startup product environment.

Required Experience & Skills





- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant hands-on experience building production iOS applications.
- Strong expertise in Swift and SwiftUI and modern iOS development practices.
- Deep understanding of iOS architecture, concurrency, networking, state management, performance optimization, and testing.
- Proven experience designing and shipping production-quality iOS applications.
- Experience making architectural decisions for complex applications and evolving codebases.
- Hands-on experience with backend technologies, APIs, databases, and/or cloud platforms.
- Comfortable working across the stack when needed to solve end-to-end product and engineering problems.
- Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Comfortable working in a startup environment with a high degree of ownership and evolving priorities.
- Strong interest in building AI-powered products and experiences.

Nice to Have

- Experience with AI-powered applications or AI integrations.
- Experience with real-time applications or streaming.
- Experience with distributed backend systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience leading or contributing to the growth of an engineering team.
- Experience working with distributed engineering teams.

How to Apply

We review every application carefully. If you are excited by the mission and the technical challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Send your resume and a brief note on why this role excites you to [email protected].

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from engineers worldwide regardless of location, background, or experience path.

📌 Lead iOS Software Engineer- Full Stack & AI Platform (Kochi)
🏢 EdTheory
📍 Kochi