Build, innovate, and engineer with excellence and impact

Are you a well-rounded developer looking to join a high performing team where your impact will be visible from day one? Do you have a passion for building seamless, user centered mobile experiences that customers love? We are looking for an experienced engineer who brings strong technical depth, a growth mindset, and a unique spark to our innovation culture.

We have exciting opportunities for mobile developers within our Digital Products and Innovation Factory. Reporting to the Head of Digital Products and Innovation Factory, the role holder will design, develop, and maintain robust user facing applications across mobile devices and related touchpoints. The developer will operate within an agile squad, uphold engineering and quality standards, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our digital products.

The Role  

The role holder will design, develop, test, and maintain high quality and bug free iOS applications. You will work in an agile squad, uphold engineering standards, support continuous improvement, and ensure delivery of stable, customer-centric digital solutions. Your key responsibilities will be:  

• Design, build, and maintain iOS applications using Swift and Objective C
• Translate UI/UX designs into polished, customer-ready interfaces following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Integrate applications with backend services through REST APIs and secure communication patterns
• Write clean, testable code following structured architectural patterns and documentation standards
• Conduct peer code reviews and uphold quality, performance, and security best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application defects, crashes, and performance constraints
• Implement unit, integration, and UI tests
• Optimize memory usage, performance, and background processing
• Manage deployments via TestFlight and App Store Connect
• Stay aligned with iOS SDK updates, new frameworks, and emerging capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, design, QA, and backend development
• Maintain up to date documentation and support continuous improvement in design and engineering practices

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years practical experience in iOS development
• Proficiency with Swift, Objective C, Xcode, and Apple developer tools
• Solid understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, Core Data, Core Animation, and other native frameworks
• Strong grounding in MVC, MVVM, VIPER, or similar architectural patterns
• Experience with CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, and API integrations
• Knowledge of iOS security standards including Keychain, App Transport Security, and secure local storage
• Experience with mobile testing frameworks including XCTest and XCUITest
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated build processes
• Previous experience launching at least one production iOS app is an added advantage
• Demonstrable experience of working in agile development environments
• The ability to communicate effectively and articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences is essential.

How to apply

If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application letter enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number “iOSD/IID/2025” by close of business on 31st December, 2025.

We are an equal opportunity employer.