Staff Software Engineer

Staff EngineerIAA is seeking a Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for our mobile app - the primary mobile touchpoint for buyers participating in vehicle auctions across North America. Our platform processes high volumes of live and timed auction transactions, and the mobile experience is central to how buyers search, bid, pay, and arrange delivery.This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will guide architectural decisions, establish iOS engineering standards, and mentor a distributed team of iOS engineers across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations. You will work closely with our Principal Engineer, product managers, and backend .NET teams to ship features that directly impact revenue and buyer experience.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the iOS architectural roadmap, setting the standard for what well-scoped, production-ready iOS changes look likeDefine and enforce iOS engineering standards across the team: code structure, MVVM/Clean Architecture patterns, feature flag strategy, PR size and quality expectations, and release processesOwn the CI/CD pipeline for iOS: build reliability, test coverage strategy, code signing, and App Store Connect release managementEstablish and improve observability practices using crash analytics and performance monitoring; drive data-informed decision-making on stability and user experienceLead security hardening: secure credential storage, secrets management, dependency audits, and secure coding standards across the iOS codebaseDesign and implement integrations with push notification infrastructure, deep links and universal links, identity verification SDKs, and third-party platformsHelp improve software process in a way that focuses on reliability, and quality.Collaborate with backend and BFF teams to represent mobile needs early in API and service designPartner with product and design on building out a mobile focused feature backlog.Support production incident response for iOS issues and coordinate hotfix releases when neededQualifications8+ years of professional iOS engineering experience, with at least 2 years operating at a Staff or equivalent technical leadership levelDeep expertise in Swift and UIKit; proven experience leading or substantially contributing to a UIKit-to-SwiftUI migration at scale in a production appStrong grasp of iOS architectural patterns (MVVM, Router/Coordinator, Async/Await) and experience establishing them across a team rather than just applying them personallyExperience owning CI/CD pipelines for iOS (GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, or similar), App Store Connect, TestFlight, and the full release lifecycleHands-on experience with feature flag systems and staged rollout strategies for mobileSolid understanding of iOS security: Keychain, certificate pinning, secrets management, App Transport Security, and App Store compliance requirementsExperience integrating and maintaining push notification platforms (APNs, Firebase Cloud Messaging, or marketing platforms such as SFMC or Braze)Proven ability to mentor engineers across experience levels and time zones, raising code quality through standards and review culture rather than by being the sole reviewerStrong communication skills; able to clearly articulate technical tradeoffs to both engineering and business stakeholdersBonus ExperienceExperience with universal links, deep linking, and App ClipsFamiliarity with iOS accessibility APIs and WCAG compliance in native appsExperience with Objective-C codebases or mixed Swift/ObjC bridgingBackground in marketplace, auction, or high-frequency transactional mobile applicationsFamiliarity with Android development - useful for cross-platform consistency and shared-standards discussionsExperience with App Store Optimization (ASO) and App Store content strategyJob InfoJob Identification 10612Locations 2 Westbrook Corporate Ctr, Westchester, IL, 60154, US (Remote)Job Schedule Full timeMinimum Salary $123,950Maximum Salary $154,880