iOS Engineer

Trove • New York City, NY

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

Trove is an early-stage, profitable collectibles startup with about 20 employees distributed across the US, Canada, Europe, and South America. Backed by top-tier VCs and athletes, the company has built a gamified trading-card platform that gives customers digital access to physical inventory. Its iOS app is the flagship platform and sets the standard for functionality and user experience across web and Android.

The iOS Engineer will own iOS end to end, including its architecture, engineering standards, and full product surface. As Trove’s first hire dedicated to setting iOS technical direction, this person will make foundational decisions that support long-term growth while building engaging features and experiences. Working closely with the founding team, they will help shape features from early-stage ideas through implementation, with a strong emphasis on design, detailed animation, and interaction quality.

This is a leadership role as an individual contributor, without team-management responsibilities. The position is located in New York City and requires working in the office three days per week. It reports to the CPO and Co-Founder.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, beyond feature implementation.
• A history of shipping and scaling a highly interactive consumer app while owning its full product surface.
• Polished, animation-heavy work that can be demonstrated.
• Experience building complex, stateful interfaces that feel simple to users.
• Real 0-to-1 experience inside a company, rather than only side projects or agency work.
• Comfort making architectural decisions with incomplete information and adjusting as priorities change.

Nice To Haves

• Background in marketplace, fintech, gaming, or social apps.

Responsibilities

• Own iOS end to end, including architecture, engineering standards, and the full product surface.
• Set the technical direction for iOS and make architectural decisions that support long-term product growth.
• Build engaging features and experiences for the iOS app.
• Collaborate with the founding team to shape features from early ideas through implementation.
• Create polished, design-focused interactions and detailed animations.
• Help ensure the app is fast and stable as usage grows, and enable the team to experiment and ship features frequently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed