Staff Software Engineer, iOS
$210k - $270k USD
Our Mission
Healthcare should work for patients, but it doesn’t. In their time of need, they call down outdated insurance directories. Then wait on hold. Then wait weeks for the privilege of a visit. Then wait in a room solely designed for waiting. Then wait for a surprise bill. In any other consumer industry, the companies delivering such a poor customer experience would not survive. But in healthcare, patients lack market power. Which means they are expected to accept the unacceptable.
Zocdoc’s mission is to give power to the patient. To do that, we’ve built the leading healthcare marketplace that makes it easy to find and book in-person or virtual care in all 50 states, across +200 specialties and +12k insurance plans. By giving patients the ability to see and choose, we give them power. In doing so, we can make healthcare work like every other consumer sector, where businesses compete for customers, not the other way around. In time, this will drive quality up and prices down.
We’re 18 years old and the leader in our space, but we are still just getting started. If you like solving important, complex problems alongside deeply thoughtful, driven, and collaborative teammates, read on.
Your Impact on our Mission
As a Staff iOS Engineer, you will lead the evolution of our most critical patient-facing experiences on iOS, including search, sponsored results, and insurance, with a bold vision for what search can become. This is an opportunity not just to improve existing patterns, but to fundamentally rethink how patients discover care by transforming traditional search into intelligent, conversational, chat-based experiences that feel natural, guided, and deeply personalized.
Our mobile app is where a growing share of patients begin their healthcare journey, and you will be at the center of making that journey smarter, faster, and more intuitive. You will help move us beyond static filters and keyword queries toward dynamic, AI-powered conversations that help patients clearly express their needs and confidently find the right care. You will advance the future of search, advertising, and insurance on iOS and unify them into a cohesive, intelligent discovery experience.
This is a core leadership role. You will set architectural direction for the iOS platform, drive product initiatives that span multiple teams, and embed directly with teams when needed to deliver high-impact work. You will shape how we build mobile software at Zocdoc by raising the bar on engineering quality, mentoring engineers across the organization, and ensuring our iOS platform scales to support the next generation of conversational, AI-driven healthcare discovery.
You’ll enjoy this role if you are
- Passionate about reinventing search and excited by the opportunity to transform traditional browse and filter flows into intuitive, chat-based discovery experiences.
- Inspired by building sophisticated mobile applications that meaningfully change how patients navigate healthcare.
- Excited to own and shape the technical direction of a high-impact iOS platform used by millions.
- Motivated by the challenge of building performant, elegant, AI-powered mobile experiences across search, advertising, and insurance domains.
- A technical leader who thrives on driving cross-team initiatives, mentoring engineers, and elevating code quality and execution standards.
- A product-driven engineer who loves partnering closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver transformative patient experiences.
- Energized by ambiguous architectural and product challenges, especially when pioneering new paradigms like conversational search.
Your day to day is…
- Architecting and building high-performance iOS features across search, sponsored results, and insurance flows that power Zocdoc's patient experience.
- Setting architectural direction. Driving decisions on modularization, state management, networking, and shared component design.
- Embedding into product teams to provide technical leadership, unblock delivery, and ensure features ship with quality and performance.
- Partnering with product, design, and backend teams on intuitive mobile experiences that translate complex healthcare and insurance information into seamless patient flows.
- Driving cross-team alignment on engineering standards, shared infrastructure, and best practices through design docs, technical deep dives, and high-signal code reviews.
- Mentoring iOS engineers across the organization on Swift best practices, system design, and technical decision-making.
- Building robust observability into the mobile experience—measuring, debugging, and improving performance across search, booking, and insurance journeys.
You’ll be successful in this role if you have…
- 7+ years of experience in iOS development, with deep expertise in Swift and a strong track record of building high-quality, production-grade applications.
- Experience with or strong interest in building conversational, chat-based, or AI-driven user experiences, including real-time, dynamic interaction patterns.
- Experience working with agentic coding tools and have familiarity with agentic coding patterns to optimizing development workflows
- A proven history of designing and scaling complex, user-facing mobile applications, with thoughtful attention to performance, reliability, and long-term architecture.
- Strong experience integrating with backend services and APIs, and the ability to design efficient client–server interactions that support responsive, real-time product experiences.
- A passion for technology and strong engineering judgment, with the ability to think critically about scalability, maintainability, and system design tradeoffs.
- Experience leading large iOS initiatives and driving work through ambiguity, aligning engineering, product, and design partners around shared goals.
- A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the quality bar, promoting best practices in code quality, testing, and delivery.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and collaborate effectively across teams.
Benefits:
- Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location
- Unlimited Vacation
- 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
- Commuter Benefits
- 401(k) with employer funded match
- Corporate wellness program with Wellhub
- Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
- Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Catered lunch everyday along with beverages and snacks
- Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging
- Great Place to Work Certified
Zocdoc is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Salary ranges are determined through alignment with market data. Base salary offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills. Certain positions are also eligible for variable pay and/or equity; your recruiter will discuss the full compensation package details.
NYC Base Salary Range
$210,000—$270,000 USD
About us
Zocdoc is the country’s leading digital health marketplace that helps patients easily find and book the care they need. Each month, millions of patients use our free service to find nearby, in-network providers, compare choices based on verified patient reviews, and instantly book in-person or video visits online. Providers participate in Zocdoc’s Marketplace to reach new patients to grow their practice, fill their last-minute openings, and deliver a better healthcare experience. Founded in 2007 with a mission to give power to the patient, our work each day in pursuit of that mission is guided by our six core values. Zocdoc is a private company backed by some of the world’s leading investors, and we believe we’re still only scratching the surface of what we plan to accomplish.
Zocdoc is a mission-driven organization dedicated to building teams as diverse as the patients and providers we aim to serve. In the spirit of one of our core values - Together, Not Alone, we are a company that prides itself on being highly collaborative, and we believe that diverse perspectives, experiences and contributors make our community and our platform better. We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Applicants are considered for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable laws.
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