iOS Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

iOS Software Engineer (AI): Building and maintaining a proactive AI chat application with an accent on AI-powered UX, performance, and reliability. Focus on integrating complex streaming interactions, optimizing memory and CPU usage for non-deterministic AI models, and ensuring a production-grade user experience.

Location: Remote (Must be based in China)

Company

hirify.global is building a proactive AI chat application designed to handle long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion.

What you will do

• Build and maintain iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI.
• Design UX patterns for AI interactions including streaming responses and fallbacks.
• Integrate AI features through backend APIs and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with ML engineers on system behavior and API design.
• Monitor and resolve production stability and performance issues.
• Capture user feedback to iterate on AI model evaluation and integration.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional iOS development experience using Swift.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, async/await, and background tasks.
• Experience integrating AI-powered features into mobile applications.
• Strong performance and memory optimization skills.
• Comfort designing for latency, partial failure, and non-deterministic behavior.
• Familiarity with feature flags and remote configuration systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with CoreML or on-device ML.
• Understanding of TensorFlow Lite.
• Experience shipping production-grade apps on the App Store.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on high talent density and small team collaboration.
• Emphasis on rapid execution and collective decision-making.
• Opportunity to work on products impacting a global user base.
• Hands-on environment with a focus on product quality and technical judgment.

Hiring process

• Technical evaluation by team members.
• 3 to 4 interview rounds via virtual meetings or onsite.
• Transparent and efficient feedback cycle with prompt decisions.