50% of one monthly salary · paid after the hire starts · 30-day replacement
GlobalStaff recruits iOS developers for iPhone and iPad apps: Junior, Middle and Senior, in-house or remote, for companies in Ukraine and abroad. Experienced iOS developers rarely look for work themselves, so beyond our database we run a direct search and check Swift skills before your interview. The fee is 50% of one monthly salary, paid after the developer starts.
What an iOS developer does and what we check
An iOS developer builds, updates and improves apps and games for iPhone and iPad. Apps are needed well beyond IT companies: online stores, delivery services, banks and other businesses build them so that customers can order goods and services in a few taps. We build the candidate profile from your app:
| Your task | Who we look for | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| A new app for the business | Middle or Senior | Swift, MVC/MVP architecture, App Store releases |
| Support and updates of an existing app | Junior or Middle | reading someone else's code, bug fixing, testing |
| An app with an older code base | Middle or Senior | Objective-C alongside Swift |
| Games and complex interfaces | Senior | performance, mobile resource limits, layout in code |
iOS developer skills
- Swift as the main language, expected even from Trainee and Junior developers; Objective-C for older projects;
- building interfaces in code and understanding the limits of mobile resources;
- MVC/MVP patterns, CoreData and SQLite;
- working from specs by the customer and the designer, testing, publishing releases in the App Store;
- confident English, teamwork and handling several tasks at once.
Terms for employers
| Fee | 50% of one monthly salary of the person you hire |
| Payment | after the new employee starts work, with no prepayment |
| Guarantee | if the employee leaves or does not fit within the first 30 days, we find a replacement at no extra charge |
| First candidates | within a few business days after we agree the requirements and sign the contract; timing depends on the level of the role and the market |
| Hiring decision | we search and run the first screening; interviews with finalists and the hiring decision stay with you |
| Contract | we work under a written contract; vacancies, salary ranges and candidate data are not passed to third parties |
How we recruit an iOS developer: 6 steps
iOS developer recruitment steps
- 1Brieftasks, level, format, salary range, interview stages
- 2Candidate profilemust-have skills and where such people work
- 3Searchour database, direct search, communities, job sites
- 4Recruiter screeningSwift, architecture, projects in the App Store, references
- 5Your interviewsshortlist, feedback, offer; the decision is yours
- 6Start and 30 daysfree replacement if the hire leaves or does not fit
Candidates in Kyiv can meet you at our office; with developers from Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Sumy we work online. A remote iOS developer can come from any region of Ukraine.
Why an iOS developer takes longer to find, and how we handle it
In our experience, many strong iOS developers are busy on projects and do not send out CVs; they follow industry resources and share experience with colleagues. So we split the channels by level. We find Junior developers through CVs on job sites and freelance exchanges, in our own database and through vacancies in specialised media. We approach experienced developers directly through forums, social networks and professional communities. For finalists we check references from previous jobs.
Developer salaries: a benchmark for your range
According to the DOU summer survey (May–June 2026), the median salary of a developer in Ukraine is $3,500. By level: Middle $2,500, Senior $4,500, Technical Lead $5,500, System Architect $7,000. Check your range against these figures before the search starts: a strong candidate compares your offer with the market.
What we need from you to start
Send these details with the request, and we agree the candidate profile at the brief:
- what the app is and what the tasks are for the first months;
- Swift or Objective-C, the architecture and libraries;
- seniority, work format and city, if you need the person in an office;
- the salary range and your interview stages.
If the app is needed for Android too, we recruit the second developer as well: Android developer recruitment. All developer roles are on the page recruitment of software developers.
Need an iOS developer? Send us the tasks and the stack of the app: we agree the profile and start the search.
Request candidatesSelection of IT specialists · IT recruitment agency · Contacts · +38 (044) 536-41-14 · +38 (067) 102-13-17
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hire an iOS developer through GlobalStaff?
50% of one monthly salary of the person you hire. You pay after they start work, with no prepayment. If they leave or do not fit within the first 30 days, we find a replacement at no extra charge. For example, at a salary of $4,500 (the Senior median in the DOU survey, June 2026) the fee is $2,250.
How fast do you send iOS candidates?
We send the first candidates within a few business days after we agree the requirements and sign the contract. In our experience, a Senior iOS developer takes longer to find than a Junior or Middle one, because experienced developers seldom look for a job; the exact timing depends on the case.
Which languages should an iOS developer know?
Swift is the main language for Apple apps, and even Trainee and Junior developers are expected to know it. Objective-C is needed for projects with an older code base. Add MVC/MVP patterns, CoreData and SQLite.
How do you check an iOS developer?
After the recruiter interview the candidate passes a technical interview or a test task on your stack, and for finalists we check references from previous jobs. You meet a shortlist.
Can you hire both iOS and Android developers for one app?
Yes. We recruit both, and also front-end developers for the web version of the product.
What happens if the iOS developer does not fit?
If the iOS developer leaves or does not fit within the first 30 days after the start, we find a replacement at no extra charge. You pay for our work only after the hire starts.
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