iOS Developer

About the Product

We build a spiritual wellness app, live on iOS and Android, with a growing base of paying subscribers. It pairs guided content with narrated audio and short daily practices. Small team, real users, no bureaucracy.

We're hiring one developer for a focused three months: clear the maintenance backlog, and roll the app out in seven new languages.

DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DIDN'T BUILD AN APP YOURSELF SO AT LEAST 50% OF THE APP FRONTEND AND BACKEND YOURSELF

The Role

Two mandates, both hands-on. You write the code, you ship it, you watch it in production. You'll work directly with the founder — short feedback loops, decisions in hours not weeks.

1. Stability and backlog

Bug fixes, crash triage, performance, offline and audio playback reliability, dependency and OS-version upgrades. Own the release process end to end: builds, TestFlight, App Store and Play Store submissions, review responses, staged rollouts. Maintain in-app subscriptions and paywalls — entitlements, restore flows, edge cases.

2. Language expansion — seven languages

We supply the translated content ourselves. The full content corpus is already translated (or in progress) in-house. You are not doing translation work. You are building the system that serves it.

Target languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Hebrew.

That means:

• The i18n layer — string externalization, keys, pluralization, locale detection and switching, date/number formats
• Handling text expansion — German and Russian run 30%+ longer than English and will break layouts that were designed for English. Finding and fixing those is a real part of the job.
• The content pipeline — per-locale content queries and graceful fallback when a story or audio file isn't yet available in a language
• Localized audio — multiple voice tracks per locale, caching, fallback
• Per-market store listings, screenshots, metadata, and regional pricing tiers
• Making it possible to add a new language without a code change
• Hebrew is right-to-left. It ships last. RTL experience is a plus, not a requirement — but you should be comfortable learning it and using React Native's built-in RTL support.

Milestones

Scope is milestone-gated, not hours-based.

Week Deliverable 1–3 Backlog triage, crash and performance fixes, i18n layer + string externalization 4–6 Spanish, French, Italian live end-to-end — content, audio, layout 7–9 German, Russian, Portuguese — including layout fixes for text expansion 10 Documentation & handover — setup, architecture, runbook. Store listings and regional pricing shipped. 11–12 Hebrew (RTL), or backlog overflow Requirements

Must have

• 3+ years shipping production mobile apps
• At least one app you personally took through App Store and Play Store review
• Strong React Native / Expo and TypeScript
• Real, shipped i18n experience — you've launched an app in multiple languages and know where it breaks. Not "I've used i18next once."
• Hands-on with mobile subscriptions and IAP (RevenueCat, StoreKit, or Play Billing)
• Experience with a Postgres/REST or BaaS backend (Supabase, Firebase, or similar)
• Tests on real devices before shipping — "works on my machine" isn't done
• Fluent English; disciplined enough to work independently without daily supervision

Nice to have

• RTL / Hebrew or Arabic layout experience
• Audio-heavy app experience — streaming, caching, background playback, lock-screen controls
• Push notifications (APNs, FCM)
• App store review or metadata compliance across markets
• Sensitivity to religious or spiritual content — you should be able to handle it with care, whatever your own background

Terms

• 3-month fixed-term contract, remote, working in full-time capacity
• First month is probationary — 2 weeks' notice either side
• Compensation: [range] for the full term, paid monthly against milestones
• All work product and IP assigned to the company
• Documentation and handover are contractual deliverables, due at week 10
• Extension to an ongoing maintenance retainer available; decided in week 10

To Apply

Send:

1. Links to apps you've shipped — especially anything multilingual
2. A short note on the hardest localization problem you've solved and how you found it
3. GitHub or a code sample, if you can share one

Requirements:

• Like us, you'll be deeply committed to delivering impactful outcomes for customers.
• Strong hands-on experience with 5+ experience in building and shipping native iOS applications using Swift.
• Deep understanding of iOS architecture patterns such as MVC, MVVM, or Clean Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of UI frameworks like UIKit (SwiftUI know-how is a good to have).
• Experience with asynchronous programming using async/await, GCD, and Combine.
• Good understanding of app performance optimisation, memory management, networking, and offline handling.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with mobile security best practices, authentication flows, and secure data storage.
• Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and release automation tools.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and scalable code.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and collaboration skills in agile product teams.
• Experience with modular architecture, analytics/crash reporting tools, and test automation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools and productivity workflows.
• Exposure to fintech or high-scale consumer applications is a plus.

CometChat Overview

CometChat is a full-stack conversational platform built to unify every layer of interaction - bringing together real-time conversations (chat, messaging, voice, and video), AI Agents, moderation, notifications, and analytics in one modular, developer-first solution.

We were also recognized on Forbes' 2026 America's Top 500 Startup Employers List - a reflection of the team and culture we've been deliberate about building.

We believe the interface of the future is conversation - not clicks. Every app will soon have an AI layer that's as native as text messaging today. That's why we're building the infrastructure for the world's AI-powered conversations - from human-to-human, to human-to-agent, to multi-party collaboration with AI in the mix.

From AI onboarding assistants that get users productive in minutes, to copilots that perform complex workflows in-app, to intelligent moderators that protect and guide communities in real time - our AI Agent platform makes it all possible.

With CometChat's ready-to-use UI kits, powerful SDKs, and our Full Stack AI Agent Platform, product teams across startups and enterprises can launch safe, scalable, and smart in-app interactions faster than ever.

Why Join Us Now

We're at the tipping point where AI becomes a native part of every conversation. At CometChat, you'll help shape a future where users can talk to their apps as naturally as to a friend - where agents think, reason, act, and collaborate with humans in real time.

You won't just be joining a product team - you'll be building the standard for AI interaction layers: agent-aware UI, intelligent guardrails, rich actions libraries, and multi-party collaboration between people and AI.

If you want to help define how the next billion users will communicate - and push the boundaries of what's possible in real-time, AI-powered engagement - we'd love to work with you.

What we mean by AI-native

AI-native here means you build with agents by default. We expect 100% of the code to be generated via agentic tools (Cursor, Claude Code, and similar), while you own everything that actually matters: problem framing, architecture, tradeoffs, review quality, tests, performance, and security. This is not "vibe coding." The code is generated. The thinking is yours. You should be great at steering agents, validating output, catching subtle issues early, and debugging code you did not manually write.

Why AI-native

Software development is changing permanently, and we are leaning all the way in. You will work in a team that ships fast with agents, where your leverage comes from judgment and systems thinking rather than typing speed. You will get access to whatever AI tools you need (Cursor, Claude Code, or anything else that makes you effective), and the freedom to use them aggressively. If you want to operate at the edge of how modern engineering gets done and level up your output, this role is built for that.

Join us to build where AI meets human connection.

Position Overview & Priorities

We are looking for versatile and experienced technical additions to our development team. The position offers an extensive amount of ownership and influence over our development process as we scale the team. We’re looking for people who enjoy solving meaningful problems and love seeing the things they build in the hands of real users.

Primary responsibility would be:

• Designing and building applications/SDK for the iOS platform
• Ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborating with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Defining correct architecture and following the right design principles.
• Helping maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Work Location

Chembur, Mumbai

Prioritized Experiences and Capabilities

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in iOS app development
• Leverage AI-native development workflows, including agentic IDEs and coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code), to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality, security, and engineering standards.
• Proficiency with Objective-C and Swift.
• Experience in iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools
• Familiarity with continuous integration

iOS Developer:

1+ years of experience in iOS mobile application development

• Proficient with Swift and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, Core Location etc
• Experience in Design patterns such as POP, MVVM, CleanSwift, Facade
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Understanding of Git

Location:  Goregaon east, Mumbai

Requirement:
              We are looking for a skilled Developer with 2+ years of experience in mobile application development for iOS.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the core team to come up with new features and implementing them
• Work on new products and services and provide support to existing applications
• Integrate REST services into mobile applications and familiar with App localization technique

The ideal candidate must possess the following skills:

Functional: Swift, Objective-C, Xcode, Networking, Data Structures, GIT & JIRA, GCD, Core Data, OOPS, Design Patterns

Mandatory: Passionate about sports, Problem-solving, Team player, Target & Result oriented

Additionally, the candidate must demonstrate good communication skills and a solid understanding of cricket and football (among other sports).

We are looking for a Sr. React Native Developer to help design and develop a new mobile application.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. Developing high-quality JavaScript code for the application.
2. Working closely with design and technology teams to gather requirements and formulate solutions.
3. Coordinating with back-end team to establish JSON-based APIs.
4. Deploying and managing application on Google Play Store & App Store.
5. Optimizing application for maximum speed, performance, and compatibility.
6. Making recommendations to address UI/UX issues.
7. Providing assistance to QA to ensure the app is properly tested and QAd.

Desired Candidate Profile
1. Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
2. Strong experience working with React Native on production apps, with knowledge of existing standards and best practices.
3. Strong experience in JavaScript, and Redux.
4. Experience with version control tools (GIT).
5. Experience with responsive design/implementation.
6. Familiarity with REST APIs.
7. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM, etc.

Bonus

Knowledge in any or all of any or all of Swift, Objective-C, Java, and Kotlin is a big plus.