Sr. Software Engineer, iOS; Swift

Company Description

Trupanionis a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible petownersbudget and care for their pets. AtTrupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.

US – Seattle only:

This position is open to candidates in the Seattle, WAarea. You will have a hybrid remote/in-office schedule where you will work from our casual, pet-friendly office at least 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain native iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, QA Engineers, and backend development teams to translate business objectives and customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Own software solutions end-to-end, from understanding business requirements and technical design through implementation, production deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions, contributing to application architecture, design standards, performance optimization, scalability, maintainability, and security best practices.
• Apply secure-by-design principles during solution development, identifying and addressing security, privacy, data protection, and compliance considerations early in the software lifecycle.
• Champion a shift-left approach to quality by proactively incorporating testing, validation, observability, and reliability considerations throughout the development process.
• Author and maintain automated unit tests, developer functional tests, and other testing assets to ensure application reliability and support continuous delivery practices.
• Collaborate with backend teams to validate integrations with internal insurance technology platforms, enterprise services, and third-party partner APIs.
• Execute and support integration testing activities to ensure end-to-end functionality across mobile applications and dependent systems.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback that improves code quality, maintainability, security, and team knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, build automation, release management processes, and software development best practices.
• Manage application deployment activities, including preparing, publishing, and maintaining releases within the Apple App Store ecosystem.
• Monitor application health, performance, and operational metrics, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact customers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support root cause analysis, remediation efforts, and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in an on-call support rotation, partnering with engineering and operational teams to diagnose and resolve critical production incidents when necessary.
• Continuously evaluate emerging iOS technologies, frameworks, and development practices to improve platform capabilities and developer effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience with hands-on native iOS application development.
• Strong proficiency in Swift and the iOS development ecosystem.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with backend services.
• Experience with software design patterns, application architecture, and modern mobile development practices.
• Experience writing automated unit and functional tests.
• Experience using source control systems such as Git and participating in peer code review processes.
• Strong understanding of secure software development principles and application security best practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to independently own features and deliver results in a fast-paced, agile environment.

• Experience with SwiftUI, Combine, and modern Apple development frameworks.
• Experience publishing and supporting applications in the Apple App Store.
• Experience integrating with enterprise platforms, insurance systems, and third-party partner APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Dev Ops practices.
• Experience with monitoring, telemetry, and observability tools.
• Experience supporting production systems and participating in on-call rotations.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience applying SOLID design principles and object-oriented design best practices.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated sense of urgency, accountability, and ownership in delivering business outcomes and resolving customer-impacting issues.
• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and improving engineering excellence.