Senior AI Engineer (iOS)
Backbase · Krakow, Poland
About The Role
<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2>
<p>As a <strong>Senior Applied AI Engineer (iOS)</strong> within our central Engineering Ops organization, you will lead the evolution of modern iOS development practices. You will bridge high-level architectural strategy with practical implementation, establishing golden standards and streamlining tooling across R&D.</p>
<p>In this role, you will modernize delivery workflows by bringing iOS onto shared automated release chains and leveraging AI tooling to accelerate framework and app generation.</p>
<h2><strong>Role Responsibilities</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>Unify Mobile SDLC Pipelines:</strong> Spearhead the transition of iOS release workflows to GitHub Actions, aligning mobile deployments directly with frontend and backend release chains.</li>
<li><strong>Architect Mobile Standards:</strong> Define scalable iOS architecture using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit components. Establish firm guidelines around API/ABI stability, framework distribution, security, and accessibility (a11y).</li>
<li><strong>Apply AI to iOS Delivery:</strong> Integrate AI coding assistants, automated tooling, and custom prompt workflows into the development lifecycle to accelerate client-side engineering.</li>
<li><strong>Guide & Scale R&D Teams:</strong> Collaborate with pilot teams and Engineering Ops leads to mentor engineers, demonstrate new practices, and ensure smooth organizational adoption.</li>
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<h2><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>iOS Expertise & Concurrency:</strong> Deep technical mastery of Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift concurrency (async/await), and modular dependency management (Swift Package Manager / CocoaPods). Experience designing stable Framework APIs/ABIs.</li>
<li><strong>Production Testing & CI/CD:</strong> Demonstrated experience configuring CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions or Xcode Cloud. Strong focus on testable software design, unit testing, and UI test suites.</li>
<li><strong>Applied AI Capabilities:</strong> Demonstrated skill in using LLM workflows, prompt optimization, and AI tooling to accelerate mobile delivery tasks.</li>
<li><strong>Strategic & Collaborative Approach:</strong> Proactive mindset with a big-picture understanding of how mobile infrastructure impacts multi-team ecosystems. Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.</li>
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<h2><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>R&D-Wide Visibility:</strong> Build core standards, release pipelines, and frameworks that support approximately 600 R&D engineers worldwide.</li>
<li><strong>Comprehensive Benefits Package:</strong> €1,000 annual learning budget, competitive compensation with annual performance bonuses, and structured progression paths. Includes Luxmed private medical coverage and Headspace.</li>
<li><strong>Kraków Office & Culture:</strong> Flexible hybrid work, premium MacBook hardware, team integration events, daily lunches, and Wednesday breakfasts.</li>
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