Hire iOS developers in Brazil
Senior iOS engineers from Brazil cost $4,900 per month, full time. Native iOS is a smaller pool here than cross-platform — Brazil skews Android because the devices are cheaper — so plan on two weeks to shortlist rather than one.
| What you compare | U.S. hire | Through HireBrazilDevs |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, senior | $15,200 loaded | $4,900 |
| Recruiting fee | 15–25% of first-year salary | None |
| Time to first candidates | 3–6 weeks | 5–15 business days |
| Notice period | At-will, plus severance in practice | 30 days |
| Payroll and benefits | Yours to run | One invoice |
U.S. figure: BLS median for software developers ($133,080, May 2024) adjusted by our estimated multiplier for iOS / Swift (1.1×), plus 25% for payroll tax and benefits. The BLS figure is official; the multiplier is our estimate. Full methodology.
Why Brazil for iOS / Swift
Native iOS work in Brazil concentrates in banking, brokerage and premium retail, because that is where the iPhone-owning customer is. Engineers from that background have shipped under App Store review pressure with security requirements attached — certificate pinning, biometric auth, jailbreak detection — rather than only consumer CRUD.
What a iOS / Swift engineer will own
- SwiftUI and UIKit feature work in an existing app, including the interop between them
- App Store submissions, provisioning, and the review rejections that come with them
- Performance and memory on older devices your analytics say are still out there
- Widgets, App Clips, push, background refresh and the entitlements they need
How we screen iOS developers
Every candidate goes through the same three checks before you see the profile.
- A retain cycle in code they read cold
- Migrate one screen from UIKit to SwiftUI without breaking the rest
- Explain a real App Store rejection and how they resolved it
Stack they typically work with
SwiftSwiftUIUIKitCombineCore DataXCTestFastlane
Related skills
Teams that hire iOS developers usually pair them with one of these. The rate is the same for all of them.
React Native
Mobile
Flutter
Mobile
Android / Kotlin
Mobile
React
Front-end
Next.js
Front-end
TypeScript
Front-end
Pricing
Mid-level engineer
3–5 years of experience
Full time · about $22/hour equivalent
Ships well-scoped features independently. Needs a defined backlog.
U.S. equivalent costs about $12,604/month loaded — you save 72%.
Senior engineer
6–10 years of experience
Full time · about $31/hour equivalent
Owns a service or product area end to end. Reviews others’ code.
U.S. equivalent costs about $16,458/month loaded — you save 70%.
Tech lead / staff engineer
10+ years of experience
Full time · about $40/hour equivalent
Sets architecture, leads a squad, interfaces with your stakeholders.
U.S. equivalent costs about $19,896/month loaded — you save 68%.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to provide Apple hardware?
The engineer brings their own machine and we cover it. You will need to add them to your Apple Developer account as a team member — that part cannot be delegated.
Tell us the role. We come back with candidates.
A 20-minute call to scope the role, then vetted profiles within five business days. No fee to talk, no retainer, no exclusivity.