Senior iOS Engineer

About us:

Avara builds innovative products leveraging blockchain technologies. Avara's suite includes the Aave Protocol, along with the native stablecoin GHO, Lens, an open social network, and Family, a design-first mobile crypto wallet. Avara's vision is to build a people-powered internet that benefits all.

Our culture:

Having cultivated a thriving, collaborative culture, our team is kind, welcoming and passionate about what we are building. We celebrate differences and seek to develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool from all over the world. No matter where you are based, no ghost will be left behind and we appreciate every moment we get to work and have fun together. 

About the Role:

As a Senior iOS Engineer at Avara, you will lead the development of an SDK that enables seamless fiat-to-crypto money movement and high-converting card payments across Avara's products and partner ecosystem. Together, we will build bridges, remove toll booths, and increase financial access for billions of people.

• Oversee the end-to-end process of building and supporting an iOS SDK that will be used by some of the most demanding product teams in crypto
• Ask questions, uncover edge cases, and maintain our documentation
• Obsess over transaction processing speed and clear communication with customers – this is how we build trust
• Maintain short feedback cycles through demos

• Minimum of 8 years in progressively more senior iOS engineering roles, with a strong preference for fintech and crypto domain experience
• Drive to make decentralized finance the backbone of fintech and contribute meaningfully to its practical application in the real world
• Advanced programming skills in Swift and UIKit, and a passion for developing phenomenal user experiences. TypeScript and React Native knowledge is a plus
• Strong background in designing consistent and convenient APIs for client adoption
• Experience building mission-critical software used by internal or external developers

Haven’t quite met all the criteria? Let’s not miss out on the chance to speak. Whilst you might not meet every single requirement, you might bring other, more exciting skills to the companies!  

Equal opportunity statement:

Avara celebrates diversity and view each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, (dis)ability, sexual orientation or even the wallet you use, we welcome you at Avara. 

As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone's potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are.