iOS Engineer

We consistently top the charts as one of if not the most used Sports Betting website in the countries we operate in. 

With millions of weekly active users, we strive to be the best in industry for our users.

🚀 We’re on a mission to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone!

Partnered with some of the World’s greatest Champions including Real Madrid FC, Michael Essien and Eder Militao, we’re on the lookout for some Champions of our own to be a part of some of the biggest, most exciting and most successful Online Gaming Brands in the World.

Sporty, Sportybet and SportyTV are the backbone of the Sporty Group portfolio. With hundreds of millions of visitors Globally, if you click ‘apply’, you’ll have the opportunity to be a part of something absolutely massive.

About The Role

With tens of millions of visitors every week, we strive to be the best in the industry for our users. You’ll be responsible for taking ownership of our existing iOS applications implementing new features, building new UI pages, testing the applications and releasing into new regions to align with our growth plans all whilst working with a Globally spread team.

Your Day-to-day

- Take ownership and responsibility of our existing iOS applications

- Facilitate and release new versions of apps in several new regions

- Build new end to end features on our platforms

- Create new UIs to stay on top of various sporting events Globally (World Cup, Football Euros, Olympics etc)

Our stack: Swift, UIkit, SwiftUI (Not much in SwiftUI), Jenkins, Fastlane, MVC

You should apply if you have

- 3+ years experience writing clean code in Swift for iOS applications

- Experience developing, delivering, and supporting native iOS applications by integrating REST APIs, push notifications and multithreaded experience

- Understanding of multi-threading, memory management, networking, caching, performance optimisation, localisation, and security for mobile applications

- Sporty is an English speaking working environment, so we are looking for English speakers

Our interview process involves 3 main stages:

- Hackerrank test (Maximum of 90 minutes)

- A call with a member of our Talent team

- Final interview with our iOS Engineering team (You’ll meet with 3 engineers on separate occasions for 45 minutes each)

We can confidently say that we have a feedback loop of 24-48 hours on all stages, so you’ll never be left in the dark when you’re in process with us.

What’s In It For You

📍 Sporty is a 100% remote company in continuation of our sustainability pledge

💰 We have x4 bonuses every year

⏰ Our core working hours are 10am-3pm your local time zone with flexibility outside of this

🌍 1-2 Annual company retreats

💻 We want our teams to perform as best they can, so we’ll set you up with a top of the line Macbook

Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. So if you decide to join us on this amazing journey, we can guarantee a stable and solid working environment with some of the best team members around.

Equal opportunities for everyone

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

This position is open to people in Europe, South Africa, Egypt or Latin America

Benefits

Quarterly bonuses

We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this

Top-of-the-line equipment

Referral bonuses

28 days paid annual leave

Annual company retreat

Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation

Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system 

Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful

Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members

Our Mission

Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone

Our Operating Principles

1. Create Value for Users

2. Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty 

3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation 

4. Be Responsible 

5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty 

6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy 

7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability 

8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride

Interview Process

Online HackerRank Test (Max time of 90 Minutes)

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team 

Remote video interview with 3 x Team Members (45 mins each, not separate days)

24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process

Post Interview Process

Feedback call on successful interview

Offer released followed by contract

ID Check Via Zinc & 2 references from previous employers

Working at Sporty

The top-down mentality at Sporty is high performance based, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and de-block any issues when they're in your way.

Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing stand-ups etc. The emphasis is really on results. 

As we are a highly structured and established company we are able to offer the security and support of a global business with the allure of a startup environment. Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. 

We literally build, spend and make decisions based on the ethos of building THE best platform of its kind. We are truly a tech company to the core and take excellent care of our Team Members.