Staff iOS Engineer

Team

Join Cloaked, a privacy startup dedicated to rebuilding consumer trust in how personal data is used, creating a virtual "cloak" that lets users choose what personal information to share. As a well-funded Series B startup based in NYC, you'll help build Cloaked Pay from the screen up and shape how Cloaked builds on mobile at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and build privacy-first mobile applications across iOS
• Build and iterate rapidly on Cloaked Pay product screens to support experimentation and product-market fit
• Serve as the mobile payments domain expert
• Provide senior technical leadership on application architecture, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Help the team ship features faster and with fewer bugs by raising the overall engineering bar
• Collaborate with design, backend, and product teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Implement new functionality and APIs, including REST and GraphQL integrations
• Build and maintain performant, declarative UIs using SwiftUI
• Apply Swift structured concurrency to write readable, maintainable business logic
• Integrate offline-first data storage solutions such as Core Data
• Develop and maintain iOS extensions and Safari extensions
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex application issues across platforms
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code following best practices and architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture)
• Conduct unit testing, including BDD/TDD, covering edge cases
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions
• Actively leverage AI tools in day-to-day engineering work
• Contribute across engineering teams beyond Pay as the business scales

Requirements

• Proficiency in Swift
• Hands-on experience with SwiftUI, Combine, and structured concurrency
• Deep knowledge of mobile databases: Core Data, Realm, SQLite
• Strong understanding of backend API integration (RESTful)
• Familiarity with iOS architecture patterns (MVVM, state observation, data flow)
• Experience with iOS Extension and Safari Extension development
• Solid understanding of cryptographic principles: symmetric and asymmetric encryption
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile development practices
• Track record shipping B2C consumer products at scale
• Active daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, Codex) with strong prompt judgment and tool selection instincts

Nice to Have

• Experience with client-side payment systems
• PII handling and sensitive data awareness
• Prior exposure to mobile fintech and privacy/security-focused applications
• Familiarity with Python, JavaScript, and GraphQL

What We Like

• Passion for security, privacy, and internet ethics
• Curiosity and constant learning in leading-edge mobile technologies
• Strong analytical thinking with proactive problem-solving abilities
• Ownership mentality
• Effective team player in high-velocity environments
• Comfortable mentoring and knowledge sharing across teams
• Experience in startups or growth-stage companies
• Interest in data tracking, analytics, and product instrumentation

Benefits

• Above-market rate pay and equity
• 401K
• Top-of-the-line Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Flexible work arrangements and ability to work remotely as needed
• Home office stipend + new company laptop
• Competitive PTO (minimum vacation encouraged per quarter)
• Monthly health stipend (gym, meditation, personal training)
• Monthly meal stipend for late nights
• Unlimited professional development fund
• Team outings and socials
• Office amenities: gourmet cafe, cocktail bar, rooftop work area, stocked kitchen with drinks and snacks