Senior iOS Developer

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than
100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Hybrid - Knoxville, TN

Are you ready to shape the mobile experiences of tens of millions of Americans every month? Join TEGNA's Development team, where we build cutting-edge websites, mobile apps, OTT apps, and custom editorial tools. Despite being part of a large, publicly traded company, our team operates with the agility and excitement of a startup. We're a fun-loving group of professionals who thrive on innovation and getting things done.

We are seeking a Senior iOS Developer to help lead the evolution of our native iOS news platform, which powers branded apps for 50+ TEGNA stations from a single shared codebase. In this role, you'll build new features, mentor teammates, tackle our toughest performance and architecture challenges, and help set the technical direction for the app. If you love modern iOS development and working in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a hybrid role based in Knoxville, TN, with a mix of in-office and remote work.

• Design, build, and ship features for our native iOS app using Swift and SwiftUI, aligned with the product roadmap and our engineering standards.
• Own significant areas of the codebase and serve as a key resource for investigating and resolving complex product issues.
• Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code within our MVVM + Coordinator architecture and modular, config-driven content system.
• Identify performance bottlenecks - especially around video playback, memory usage, and view rendering and drive solutions.
• Mentor other developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and product/business managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes across our multi-station builds.
• Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years building native iOS applications with Swift.
• Hands-on experience with SwiftUI and modern iOS UI development.
• Solid understanding of app architecture patterns (MVVM, Coordinators) and separation of concerns.
• Experience with Swift concurrency (async/await) and Combine for asynchronous and reactive programming.
• Experience with dependency management using Swift Package Manager.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON (Codable).
• Experience with local persistence (Core Data, User Defaults, or similar).
• Proficient with Git and code versioning workflows.
• Understanding of design principles behind scalable, maintainable applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-first attitude.

• Experience with AV Foundation/AVPlayer or other media/video playback and streaming.
• Experience with multi-target/multi-scheme builds and per-configuration assets.
• Familiarity with feature flagging (e.g., Launch Darkly) and A/B testing.
• Experience integrating analytics, attribution, and push notification SDKs.
• Experience with rich push notifications via a Notification Service Extension.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices (Azure Dev Ops a plus).
• Experience with automated testing (XCTest, unit and UI) and static analysis tools like Swift Lint.
• OTT/TV or news/media app experience.

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through…