Principal Software Engineer (iOS)

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Principal iOS Engineer 

As a Principal iOS Engineer, you will drive the architecture, development, and innovation of our iOS applications, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and deliver an exceptional user experience. You’ll lead by example, influencing both technical direction and best practices across teams. 

You will work with cutting-edge technologies, leveraging Swift, SwiftUI, React Native to build world-class iOS applications. As part of a core engineering team, you'll participate in architectural discussions, mentor engineers, and contribute to shaping the mobile strategy of the company. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Influence Organization-Wide Impact: Identify and drive solutions that improve efficiency and scalability across teams. 

• Technical Leadership: Define the iOS technology roadmap, stay up to date with industry trends, and ensure best practices. 

• Architecture & Design: Own and evolve the high-level architecture of iOS applications, ensuring modular, scalable, and maintainable codebases. 

• Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide and mentor engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture and cross-functional collaboration. 

• End-to-End Ownership: From ideation to deployment and monitoring, take full responsibility for iOS application development. 

• Performance Optimization: Continuously improve app performance, responsiveness, and reliability. 

Required Experience & Skills 

• 15+ years of professional software development experience, with 10+ years in iOS development. 

• Expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, with a deep understanding of iOS frameworks and architecture patterns (MVVM, VIPER). 

• Strong experience with GCD & async/await and memory management. 

• Proficiency in RESTful API integration, GraphQL, and WebSockets for real-time applications. 

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines for iOS. 

• Experience working with Testing frameworks (UI, Int, Unit) 

• Experience with App Store deployment processes 

• Familiarity with secure coding practices, authentication and data encryption on iOS. 

• Passion for performance optimization, accessibility, and modern iOS trends. 

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience collaborating with product, design, and backend teams. 

This role is for someone who is not only a technical expert in iOS development but also a visionary leader who can influence mobile strategy at an organizational level. If you are passionate about building world-class iOS applications and pushing the limits of what’s possible on mobile, we’d love to hear from you! 

What Diligent Offers You 

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. 

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

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