Staff iOS Engineer

Cloaked•New York City, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cloaked is a privacy startup dedicated to rebuilding consumer trust in how personal data is used. Our vision is to create an internet that serves the needs of its users, first and foremost, with individual privacy and opt-in at the core. Our product is a virtual “cloak” that you use as you visit any website such as Facebook, Amazon, etc. It lets you choose to share all, some, or none of your private information based on your personal preference. About the Role We're looking for a Staff iOS Engineer to help build Cloaked Pay from the screen up. You'll move fast, ship UI-heavy features, and serve as the mobile payments authority on the team. Long-term, this role grows beyond Pay. You'll contribute across Cloaked's engineering org and help shape how we build on mobile at scale.

Requirements

Proficiency in Swift
Hands-on experience with SwiftUI, Combine, and structured concurrency
Deep knowledge of mobile databases: Core Data, Realm, SQL
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 Haves

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

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 and ensuring overall application reliability
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