Axel Springer Tech
Media
SenioriOSDeveloper(m/f/d)WELTNewsApps
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“Senior iOS Developer (m/f/d) WELT News Apps at Axel Springer Tech. Skills: IOS Development, Swift, SwiftUI, TCA. Build top-rated iOS apps. Evolve top-rated iOS apps”
What You'll Achieve.
Keep apps ahead of curve; Turn ideas into features
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
80% office presence, 20% mobile working
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8 years of hands-on experience, Shipped several large-scale iOS applications, Deep knowledge of Swift 6, Deep knowledge of SwiftUI, Deep knowledge of UIKit, Deep knowledge of Combine, Deep knowledge of async/await, Deep knowledge of Swift Concurrency, Experience with TCA, Experience with unidirectional architectures, Understand modular testable features, Understand maintainable features, Experienced with Swift Package Manager, Creating feature modules, Establishing clear boundaries between components, Familiar with fastlane, Familiar with GitHub Actions, Know how to make testing seamless, Know how to make deployment seamless, Interest in backend development, Write clean test-driven code, Contribute to open-source projects, Continuously learning, Thrive in diverse environment, Share knowledge, Strengthen your team, Explore latest iOS trends, Experiment with solutions, Evaluate solutions, Implement best solutions, Communicate effectively with designers, Communicate effectively with product managers, Communicate effectively with backend teams
Nice to Have
Experience with Redux, Experience with Elm, Experience with MVI, Interest in Spring Boot, Interest in Kotlin, Interest in AWS, Interest in Docker, Interest in Kubernetes
What You'll Do.
Build top-rated iOS apps
Evolve top-rated iOS apps
Design app architecture
Implement app architecture
Ensure maintainability
Drive migration to TCA
Push testing processes
Push release processes
Facilitate knowledge sharing
Contribute to backend integration
Ensure seamless connectivity
Improve collaboration
Ensure release delights users
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional mobile native team; IOS teams; Backend teams; Designers; Product managers
Communication Scope
Effective communication
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
Axel Springer Tech is the central technical hub that ensures our journalism is supported by cutting-edge technology so that our brands can succeed in the digital age. Our corporate strategy places AI at the center: “Digital is the new print. AI is the new digital.” This vision reflects our belief that the fusion of artificial intelligence and human creativity will shape the future of media. You’ll join a fast-moving, cross-functional mobile native team of Android, iOS, and backend devealopers — the creative force behind Germany’s leading news apps: BILD News, Sport BILD, WELT News, and WELT Edition, reaching millions of users every month. Are you open to trying new things? Are you confident, driven and clever? Then apply for a role now with Axel Springer Tech. We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. [Our five essentials](https://www.axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why) are the values that unite us and guide us in our commitment to freedom. * take ownership of building and evolving top-rated iOS apps (4–5 stars, 10M+ monthly visits) using Swift 6, SwiftUI, The Composable Architecture (TCA), Combine, Swift Package Manager, and iOS 17+ * design and implement a modular, scalable, and future-ready app architecture that ensures performance, reliability, and maintainability at scale and driving our ongoing migration to TCA-based feature modules * champion automation and quality, continuously pushing our fully automated build, testing, and release processes (fastlane, GitHub Actions) to the next level * coach and mentor teammates, lead by example in code quality and reviews, and facilitate knowledge-sharing across iOS teams * contribute to the backend integration layer using Spring Boot/Kotlin-based services on AWS with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring seamless connectivity within the NMT ecosystem * shape features, improve collaboration, and ensure every release delights user #
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