Senior IOS Engineer II

Senior iOS Engineer 2 

Consumer - Apps (Core) - London - Hybrid
Role: Senior iOS Engineer 2 
Location: Soho Square, London Office / Hybrid 
Reporting to: Engineering Manager 

The Role 

 
We are on a mission to be "the app you can’t move without". As the UK's biggest property app and website, our iOS app is a critical touchpoint for millions of home movers every month. 

We are looking for a Senior iOS Engineer 2 to act as a technical leader across the iOS platform. In this role you will shape the long-term architecture, quality bar and developer experience for multiple teams, while still contributing hands on to complex initiatives. You will work closely with cross discipline leaders in Product Management, QA, Back-end engineering, Product Design and Analytics to define technical roadmaps that unlock ambitious product bets. You will be the go-to person for complex technical decisions, platform wide improvements and incident response.  

Responsibilities will include: 

• Platform Ownership: Define and evolve the overall architecture of the iOS app, including modularisation strategy, navigation, design system integration, performance and observability. 

• Cross-Team Leadership: Work with several product teams to ensure technical consistency, reuse of shared components and alignment to platform principles. 

• Technical Strategy: Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to build and communicate technical roadmaps that support experimentation, speed and long-term sustainability. 

• Complex Delivery: Lead the implementation of high impact, cross cutting features and refactors, unblocking other engineers and coordinating work across teams. 

• Coaching and Mentoring: Grow the capabilities of Senior and Mid-level engineers through pairing, design reviews and targeted coaching, raising the overall bar. 

• Operational Excellence: Drive improvements to reliability, incident response, monitoring and alerting, ensuring we maintain a robust, highly available app experience. 

• Community and Standards: Shape coding standards, patterns and best practices, and lead knowledge sharing across the wider Native Apps and Engineering communities. 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Experience: Has extensive experience delivering complex iOS applications at scale, ideally in a consumer product environment. 

• Architectural Depth: Has designed and evolved modular architectures, shared libraries and cross-cutting concerns such as navigation, design systems and networking. 

• Strategic Thinking: Can connect technical decisions to product strategy, experimentation needs and business outcomes, and influence roadmaps accordingly. 

• Cross-Functional Influence: Works effectively with Product, Design, QA, Data and Back-end engineering leaders to align on priorities and tradeoffs. 

• Technical Leadership: Has a track record of leading large initiatives, unblocking others and setting clear technical direction for multiple teams. 

• Operational Focus: Understands reliability, performance and observability in depth, and has experience improving these across a fleet of devices. 

• People Development: Enjoys developing others, shaping hiring standards and contributing to a strong engineering culture. 

Bonus points for: 
- Experience evolving legacy codebases into modern architectures. 
- Contributions to the iOS community, such as talks, blogs or open source. 
- Experience influencing technical direction in a multi-platform environment (Android, Web, Backend). 

Our approach to AI: 
At Rightmove, we expect everyone to actively explore and use AI tools to improve their productivity, creativity, and impact. We believe that software and product are ultimately people problems, and everything we build is aimed at improving the lives of others. Our view is that thoughtful use of AI can free up more time for the human parts of our work, understanding real problems, listening carefully, and making sure we are solving the right things in the right way. If you are not curious about how to use AI to work smarter, this is unlikely to be the right environment for you. 

About Rightmove 
Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen. 

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market. 

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include: 

We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers. 
We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations. 
We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity. 
We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive. 
We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact. 

We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re
a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right! 

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making... 

What we offer 
People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it. 

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments 

• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan 

• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes 

• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office 

• Contributory stakeholder pension 

• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life 

• Competitive compensation package 

• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility 

• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan 

• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching 

• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation. At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve. 

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate, then get in touch.