Overview

Lyst is a global fashion shopping platform founded in London in 2010, serving over 160M shoppers per year. We offer the largest assortment of premium and luxury fashion products from 27,000 brands and stores. In 2025, Lyst joined Zozo (Zozotown), pursuing a bold new era of AI-driven fashion shopping.

At Lyst, we focus on the customer experience with search and discovery that inspires, fulfills, and personalizes. Our mission is to help fashion shoppers make better decisions and help fashion partners reach better audiences as the category-leading destination for every fashion shopper.

The Discovery Squad is part of our Product Development Tribe. Our mission is to design and build something new for our customers in the most innovative way, with the goal of creating a seamless, end-to-end experience for finding and buying fashion from our partners.

Role

Senior iOS Engineer. You will join the team to build and grow our product for the iOS platform, working closely with engineers, data scientists, designers and product managers to develop new features and execute our product strategy. You will help the team tackle big challenges through inventive ideas and solid execution, building a mobile platform that leverages large data sets to provide an immersive and engaging user experience.

We maintain a meritocratic career ladder in Engineering based on four pillars: Technical Skill, Getting Stuff Done, Impact and Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of iOS features that support an end-to-end fashion shopping experience.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, designers and product managers to deliver high-quality software.
• Build scalable, maintainable code with a solid understanding of architecture (MVVM), design patterns (SOLID, DRY) and clean coding practices.
• Manage dependencies (Swift Package Manager), implement unit and UI tests, and participate in CI/CD pipelines and App Store submission (Bitrise, Fastlane).
• Optimize performance and memory usage; work with profiling tools to tune the app.
• Engage in A/B testing and experiments to drive product improvements.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Apple’s design principles and iOS UI/UX standards.
• Strong proficiency in Swift and the iOS SDK, with experience in SwiftUI for modern interfaces.
• Solid understanding of clean architecture and design patterns (MVVM); familiarity with SOLID and DRY principles.
• Experience with dependency management using Swift Package Manager.
• Experience with unit and UI testing frameworks and a track record of delivering reliable software.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and App Store submission processes (e.g., Bitrise, Fastlane).
• Experience with performance and memory tuning tools; strong debugging skills.
• Experience with A/B testing and running complex experiments.

Ways of Working & Benefits

• Office presence on Tuesdays and Thursdays with flexibility for remote work on other days.
• Time Off: 29 holidays per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
• Competitive Family Leave package, including enhanced family leave and dependents support.
• Clothing Benefit: annual clothing allowance starting at £250 and increasing with tenure.
• Private Healthcare: Vitality, with comprehensive coverage from day one.
• Training Allowance: annual training allowance of £1,000 for conferences, courses, and resources.
• Pension Scheme: The People’s Pension with a minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.
• Eye Tests and Vouchers: free annual eye tests and discounts on glasses.
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme and Transport Season Ticket Loan.
• Social Events: frequent company-wide events and various interest-based groups.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We support flexible working arrangements and strive to create an inclusive workplace. If you don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.