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title: 'iOS Engineer at Trove'
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# iOS Engineer at Trove

- **Company:** Trove
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/trovehq/80922a16-fb93-48e9-b28f-afa0395b1417

## Job description

Located in NYC (3 days in office) Reports to the CPO and Co Founder

We’re a collectibles startup that quickly reached profitability with a small team of talented, passionate builders. Mobile is the center of our customer experience, and we’re looking for a senior developer to lead the vision and execution for iOS.

The current state Trove is an early stage B2C business, backed by top tier VCs and athletes, built by founders who have scaled and exited multiple startups. We’ve created a gamified platform for trading cards that offers digital access to physical inventory. We have about 20 employees spread out across the US, Canada, Europe, and South America. iOS is our flagship platform and sets the standard for functionality and user experience across web and Android. Our app was built in-house by a handful of engineers and our two technical founders, but this will be our first hire fully dedicated to setting the technical direction for iOS.

The opportunity In this role you'll own iOS end to end, including the architecture, standards, and full product surface. You’ll decide how core systems are built so they hold up long term, then build engaging features and experiences to keep our users coming back every day. This isn't just implementing other people's ideas: you’ll work closely with the founding team to shape what a feature should be, often starting from an idea that isn’t fully formed yet, then carry it through implementation. Much of that work is detailed animation and interaction with a strong emphasis on design; we care deeply about the user experience and how things look and feel. Ultimately you'll have a lot of influence over how our product evolves and a heavy hand in shaping what Trove becomes. This is a leadership role but you won't manage a team, you'll operate as an IC and stay very close to the work.

## What you bring

- Deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit (not just feature work)
- A history of shipping and scaling a highly interactive consumer app, owning the full product surface
- Polished, animation-heavy work you can show us
- Experience building complex, stateful interfaces that feel simple to the person using them
- Background in marketplace, fintech, gaming, or social apps
- Real 0→1 experience inside a company (not just side projects or agency work)
- Comfort making architectural decisions with incomplete information and adjusting when priorities change

What success looks like Ripping, selling, and redeeming cards feels effortless and engaging, even though there's a lot of complexity happening underneath. The app is fast, stable, and it holds up as usage grows. The architecture lets us try new ideas quickly without piling up technical debt. New features feel as polished as the core experience and we're shipping multiple times every month. Collectors notice the quality of our app and regularly tell us how much they enjoy new features and experiences. Engineering becomes something that sets us apart and Trove is regarded as one of the best iOS apps in our category.

## About Trove

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Trove is a digital platform for buying, opening, and collecting premium trading cards with transparent odds, real PSA-verified cards, and instant buyback offers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed, $3M raised)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Internet Marketplace Platforms / Digital Collectibles
- **Target customers**: B2C (collectors, sports fans, trading card enthusiasts)
- **Mission or purpose**: To bring the excitement of collecting into a beautifully designed digital experience built on trust and transparency.

## Products & Services
- **[Trove Platform](https://trove.xyz/)**: A digital marketplace where users can purchase and open packs of premium trading cards (major sports, Pokémon, One Piece). Each pull is a real, PSA-verified card stored in a secure digital vault. Users can hold digitally, trade instantly, sell back (buyback offers start at 100% FMV for the first 2 minutes, then 90% for 24 hours, then 80% FMV), or have physical cards shipped to their door. No hidden fees or forced sellbacks.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Pre-Seed stage)
- **Key Metric**: $3M Pre-Seed funding announced ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/companies/trove))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by "top tier investors" (names not specified); PSA certification partnership for card authentication ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/jobs/trove/head-of-growth))
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2025, team size of 1–10, actively hiring for Head of Growth, Community Manager, and iOS Engineer ([builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/trove-1)), indicating early but ambitious scaling.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Transparency**: All pack odds are displayed upfront; no hidden fees or forced sellbacks.
- **Trust**: Every card is PSA-verified and stored in a secure vault, eliminating authenticity concerns.
- **Flexibility**: Users can keep digital cards, trade, sell back at high FMV percentages, or ship physical cards – a rare combination of digital and physical optionality.
- **Buyback Offer**: Industry-leading buyback terms (100% FMV for the first 2 minutes, 90% for next 24 hours) reduce downside risk for collectors.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth Marketing**: Building the acquisition engine from 0 to 1 across all channels, with deep emphasis on creator/streamer partnerships and online communities ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/jobs/trove/head-of-growth)).
- **Product & Design**: Partnering closely with product and design teams to refine the digital pack-opening experience and vault interface.
- **Community Building**: Hiring a Community Manager & Content Creator to engage with passionate collector communities.

## Why Work Here
- **Founding team environment**: Led by proven entrepreneurs with multiple exits; high bar and exceptional results expected ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/jobs/trove/head-of-growth)).
- **Impact**: Small team (1–10) means every role directly shapes the product and business – visible results from your work.
- **Compensation**: "Very competitive compensation" plus equity ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/companies/trove)); Head of Growth salary range $200k–$250k cited.
- **Work model**: Hybrid – employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work in New York, NY; flexible time on-site ([builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/trove-1)).
- **Culture**: Described as passionate, talented, and growth-focused; founders aim to "get out of your way" and provide the resources needed to excel ([getclera.com](https://www.getclera.com/jobs/trove/head-of-growth)).

## Sources
1. [trove.xyz](https://trove.xyz/)
2. [getclera.com (company profile)](https://www.getclera.com/companies/trove)
3. [getclera.com (Head of Growth job)](https://www.getclera.com/jobs/trove/head-of-growth)
4. [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/trove-1)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com (iOS Engineer)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/trovehq/80922a16-fb93-48e9-b28f-afa0395b1417)

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