Senior iOS Developer - Hybrid

Important Disclaimers

• Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.**
• Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future**
  
  

In This Role, You Will

• Lead end to end technical ownership of native iOS applications by translating product vision into robust secure and scalable mobile solutions that align with enterprise objectives and user experience standards.
• Provide technical direction for Swift based iOS architecture and design ensuring modular reusable components and clear patterns that support maintainability testability and long term platform evolution.
• Drive product backlog management in Jira by refining epics and stories prioritizing technical dependencies and ensuring clear acceptance criteria that reflect business outcomes and measurable value.
• Collaborate with business analysts and product partners to analyze requirements validate assumptions and convert complex business processes into intuitive mobile workflows and interface designs.
• Can take vague verbal or written requirements (from stakeholders, PM, client, etc.) and break them down into clear, actionable tickets/user stories Can write these tickets not just for themselves but for other team members too meaning they understand the codebase/architecture well enough to scope work
• for others
• This implies some degree of technical leadership or business analysis ability not just a coder who waits to be told what to build
• Oversee mobile UI design for iOS by guiding layout interaction patterns and accessibility considerations to deliver consistent user experiences across industrial and automotive use cases.
• Manage iOS development activities by mentoring engineers reviewing code and ensuring adherence to secure coding practices performance optimization techniques and platform guidelines.
  
  

Location: Dearborn MI

Work model: Hybrid

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2 -3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Dearborn MI. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

What You Need To Have To Be Considered

• 6 years of experience in iOS development.
• Should have experience in building JIRA backlog (verbal and written) by collaborating with product owner or business analyst Coordinate end to end release planning and execution by aligning development testing and deployment tasks in Jira and maintaining clear visibility of risks dependencies and quality gates.
• Optimize hybrid working practices by using collaboration tools and structured ceremonies to maintain high productivity knowledge sharing and alignment across onsite and remote team members.
• Enable continuous improvement of iOS native solutions through root cause analysis code refactoring and adoption of modern frameworks and tools that improve stability performance and developer efficiency.
  
  

Salary And Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until 10/24/2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $55K – 114K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
  

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.