--- title: 'Tech Lead, iOS at 1inch' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/tech-lead-ios-1inch-dubai-z1v63k494b1k' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Tech Lead, iOS at 1inch - **Company:** 1inch - **Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/1inch/892fedee-03b9-4b82-a2ce-720dada161ad ## Job description 1inch is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. 1inch products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets - with the self-custody, comprehensive security and the intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. 1inch protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. So if you're someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team. ## The Role As Tech Lead, iOS, you’ll be the primary technical owner of the 1inch Wallet iOS application. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with no direct people management responsibilities. You’ll own the app’s architecture and development, improve its CI/CD workflow and monitor it after release. You’ll work on wallet features including perpetual trading, prediction markets and DeFi staking, collaborating with the Product Owner, Android Lead and QA. You’ll also use AI-assisted tools in development and testing, applying sound engineering judgement to the code and tests they generate. ## What you’ll do - Own the iOS architecture and technical direction, balancing feature delivery, maintainability, performance and security. - Build and improve modular, testable application components, and guide implementation across complex wallet flows. - Implement wallet features and technical improvements across the iOS application. - Integrate the application with backend services, blockchain networks and related wallet services. - Work with Product, Android, Backend, Blockchain and QA on shared product behaviour, API integrations, test coverage and defect investigation - Use AI-assisted tools in development and testing, reviewing and validating their output against engineering, quality and security standards. - Protect sensitive information by keeping private keys, recovery phrases, credentials and user data out of AI prompts and inappropriate logs. - Own and improve the iOS build and CI/CD workflow; monitor releases, investigate production issues and coordinate fixes and improvements to stability. ## Who you are - You have strong hands-on iOS development experience with Swift, including experience building production applications. - You have practical experience working on a Web3 product, such as a wallet, DeFi application or product integrating with blockchain networks, and an understanding of crypto and trading. - You have experience with iOS build and CI/CD workflows and monitoring production applications. - You have experience making technical and architecture decisions for an iOS application. - You communicate technical trade-offs clearly and work well with Product, Android and QA. - You are comfortable taking ownership of the iOS application while working independently as its primary iOS technical owner. - You are pragmatic: you can move quickly while keeping reliability, security and maintainability in mind. - You use AI tools thoughtfully, question their output and take responsibility for the code you deliver. Nice to haves - Experience building or maintaining a non-custodial wallet. - Experience with transaction signing, wallet recovery or transaction lifecycle flows. - Experience building modular, testable applications and handling asynchronous operations and network failures. - Experience with security-sensitive mobile functionality, mobile security reviews or incident response. - Hands-on experience with UIKit or SwiftUI; experience with both is not required. ## About 1inch ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: 1inch is a self-custodial DeFi ecosystem that aggregates liquidity from 600+ sources across 13+ blockchains to provide efficient, secure, and cost-effective decentralized trading. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, Dec 2021) - **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Sergej Kunz, Anton Bukov ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Software Development - **Target Customers**: B2C (retail traders, wallet users) and B2B (institutions, developers via APIs and infrastructure) - **Mission**: To solve fragmentation, complexity, and inefficiency in DeFi by building a unified, self-custodial ecosystem that gives everyone fair and universal access to finance. ## Products & Services - **[1inch Aggregation Protocol](https://help.1inch.io/en/articles/4585093-what-is-1inch)**: A DEX aggregator that finds the best swap rates across multiple decentralized exchanges and chains (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, etc.). Supports intent-based swaps and MEV protection. - **[1inch Wallet](https://1inch.com/about)**: Self-custodial mobile wallet for secure token swaps, portfolio tracking, and DeFi interactions. - **[1inch Portfolio](https://1inch.com/about)**: Portfolio tracker for managing digital assets, analyzing PnL, and discovering staking opportunities. - **[1inch Card](https://1inch.com/about)**: Spend crypto with Apple Pay & Google Pay, borrow against digital assets, and earn crypto cashback. - **[1inch API Suite](https://1inch.com/about)**: Enterprise-ready Web3 APIs for token swaps, RPC nodes, and agentic trading (including MCP integration). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **USD 189.8M** across three rounds: - Seed (Aug 2020): $2.8M (6 investors) - Series A (Dec 2020): $12M (10 investors) - Series B (Dec 2021): $175M (9 investors) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific names not provided in available search results; rounds indicate involvement of major crypto-focused funds. - **Growth Signals**: - 119 employees as of mid-2026, with **+23.7% yearly headcount growth**. - Active job postings: 18 (yearly job posting growth +5.9%). - Launched intent-based swaps in 2022, atomic cross-chain with MEV protection in 2024, and bridge-free swaps between Solana and EVM in 2025. - New brand identity introduced in late 2025, emphasizing ecosystem unification. ## Competitive Advantages - **Best Price Aggregation**: Sources liquidity from 600+ DEXs across 13+ chains, ensuring users always get optimal rates. - **Self-Custodial & Secure**: Users retain full control of assets; strong MEV protection and atomic cross-chain swaps. - **Innovation Track Record**: First DEX aggregator (2019 hackathon), pioneer of intent-based trading and bridge-free cross-chain swaps. - **Governed by DAO**: 1inch DAO allows 1INCH token stakers to vote on protocol parameters, fostering community ownership. - **Developer Ecosystem**: Offers comprehensive APIs and MCP server for building DeFi trading agents. ## Strategic Focus - Expand cross-chain interoperability and reduce friction for multi-network trading. - Grow the developer platform (MCP, enterprise APIs) to power institutional and agentic trading. - Advocate for compliant, secure DeFi adoption while maintaining decentralization. - Attract top engineering talent to continue leading innovation in the DeFi space. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-First Culture**: Team spans 34 countries; remote-first with a hub in Dubai. Flexibility to work from anywhere. - **Ownership & Compensation**: Market-leading compensation and the chance to own impactful projects in a flat, collaborative environment. - **Cutting-Edge Technology**: Work on smart-order routing, cross-chain protocols, and MEV protection that processes billions in trading volume. - **Learning & Growth**: Conference sponsorships, funded research time, and support for professional development. - **Culture Highlights**: Global community of engineers, designers, and problem-solvers; strong emphasis on security and decentralization. - **Recruitment Note**: 1inch does not use external recruiters; all communication is via official channels. Unsolicited LinkedIn/Telegram messages are scams. - **Open Roles** (as of Sep 2026): Senior Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Product Manager (Swap), Head of People & Culture, Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Golang), and more. - **Work Location**: Remote (UAE, UK, Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, etc.) or on-site in Dubai. ## Sources 1. [1inch.com/careers](https://1inch.com/careers) 2. [1inch.com/about](https://1inch.com/about) 3. [LinkedIn – 1inch](https://linkedin.com/company/1inchcom) 4. [Lever Jobs – 1inch](https://jobs.lever.co/1inch) 5. 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