Join the revolution in hospitality tech!

Liven is a leading global data, technology, and customer experience provider for the hospitality industry. From humble beginnings, we have grown to serve over 6,000 venues and millions of diners across Australia, the USA, and Southeast Asia, processing over 120 million transactions worth more than $3 billion (AUD) annually.

At Liven, our platform is built to help hospitality businesses save more and work smarter by seamlessly integrating every aspect of their operations — from ordering and payments to back-of-house management.

Driven by a deep passion for the hospitality industry, we continuously innovate to elevate the experience for both venues and their guests. Our solutions are powered by AI-enriched insights and automated workflows, enabling smarter decision-making and smoother operations at scale.

We’re proud to be an AI-first organisation. By automating repetitive tasks, we free up space for our teams — and our customers — to focus on what truly matters: solving complex problems, delighting guests, and driving meaningful growth.

Key Milestones:

• Expansion: Acquired OrderUp, Abacus, Zeemart, Copper and Nomnie forming Asia Pacific’s largest end-to-end group in hospitality technology.
• Global Reach: Headquartered across major cities including Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, New York, and India.

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About the role

We’re looking for a Senior iOS Engineer with deep experience in Swift and ideally in Point-of-Sale (POS) app development. You’ll be a core part of the team maintaining and evolving Liven’s iOS-based POS client, enabling seamless experiences for hospitality venues globally. This role combines technical ownership, hands-on coding, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain Liven’s POS iOS app using Swift and iOS frameworks.
• Build new features, optimize performance, and reduce app crashes (target: 20% reduction).
• Integrate with backend systems, third-party APIs, and hardware devices relevant to POS.
• Collaborate with Android, Backend, QA, and Product teams to deliver seamless functionality.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automate build and deployment workflows.
• Monitor performance metrics and proactively fix bugs or bottlenecks.
• Participate in code reviews and raise the bar for mobile engineering excellence

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in iOS app development.
• Proficient in Swift and Objective-C, with deep understanding of UIKit and iOS internals.
• Experience with POS applications or other transactional systems is a major plus.
• Strong grasp of iOS architecture patterns (MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture).
• Familiarity with Firebase, real-time data syncing, and app analytics tools.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, automated testing, and App Store deployment.
• Bonus: Experience mentoring junior engineers or working in a lead capacity.

Good to Have

• POS domain expertise – understanding of customer flows and hardware integrations.
• Firebase – Crashlytics, Performance Monitoring, and Messaging.
• CI/CD setup – Fastlane, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Real-time architecture – WebSockets, push notifications.
• Team collaboration – Effective communication with product, QA, and engineering squads.