A1 is a self-funded AI group, operating in full stealth. We’re building a new global consumer AI application where iOS is a core platform, not an afterthought. This is a founding iOS role. You’ll design AI-powered mobile systems that balance UX excellence with the realities of AI latency, streaming, and failure modes. Why This Role Matters You define how AI feels in users’ hands You bridge backend intelligence with human interaction You help establish iOS engineering standards from zero You influence product direction through what’s possible on-device What You’ll Do Build and maintain iOS apps using Swift / SwiftUI Integrate AI-powered features via backend APIs Implement camera, microphone, and media pipelines Design UX for AI interactions (loading, streaming, retries, fallbacks) Optimize performance, memory, and battery usage Capture user feedback and signals for AI evaluation Collaborate with backend and AI teams on API design Maintain high App Store quality and production stability What It’s Like to Work Here You own features end-to-end You design systems, not just screens You think deeply about latency, reliability, and UX tradeoffs You move fast, test in production, and iterate You work closely with senior engineers and founders Requirements 3 years of iOS development experience (Swift) Hands-on experience integrating AI features Strong understanding of async/await and background tasks Experience with camera, audio, and local storage Solid iOS performance and memory optimization skills Experience shipping production apps Nice to Have Exposure to CoreML or on-device ML Built AI chat, voice, or streaming-based apps Experience with feature flags or remote config Strong intuition for AI UX patterns Our Team & Culture We operate as a dense, senior, high-performance team. We value clarity, speed, craftsmanship, and relentless ownership. We behave like founders — we build, ship, iterate, and hold ourselves to a high technical bar. If you value excellence, enjoy building real systems, and want to be part of a small team creating something globally impactful, you’ll thrive here. About A1 A1 is a self-funded, independent AI group, focused on building a new consumer AI product with global impact. We’re assembling a small, elite team of ML and engineering builders who want to work on meaningful, high-impact problems.