J-1 Visa iOS Developer Jobs
iOS Developer roles in the United States are accessible to exchange visitors through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Intern or Trainee program category, depending on your career stage. A State Department-designated sponsor organization issues your DS-2019, while your U.S. employer serves as the host site for your placement.
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2727 N Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 United States of America
Job Description
The U-Haul Mobile team is looking for an iOS developer intern to learn the ins and outs of both enterprise and customer-facing apps. Our company has multiple lines of business within the moving marketplace including truck rentals, storage, Moving Help, and retail items to name a few. Our challenge? Develop mobile apps that make our customer's experience with our services as remarkable as possible and also support our internal business needs. Do you have the development capabilities to succeed at this task?
Responsibilities
- Participate in the mobile app development lifecycle.
- Develop, test, and deploy user interface, service tier, and data tier components for complex mobile apps.
- Code, debug, and test apps to meet business requirements.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of your code.
- Support, troubleshoot, and optimize mobile apps.
- Learn to conduct peer reviews of team members’ code.
Required Skills
- Working knowledge of Swift and Xcode.
- Understanding of the iOS app lifecycle, SwiftUI, and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.
- Ability to debug issues and reason through problems using Xcode tools and logs.
- Experience committing and managing code using Git.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Swift language features such as enums, computed properties, completion handlers, and basic concurrency concepts.
- Exposure to offline storage solutions (e.g., UserDefaults, Core Data, or similar).
- Exposure to object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and iOS design patterns such as MVVM, delegation, observers, or decorators.
- Basic understanding of networking in iOS, including consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON.
- Experience integrating third-party libraries or SDKs using Swift Package Manager (SPM).
You will be successful in this role if you:
- Complete daily development assignments that include internal and external mobile apps.
- Analyze and implement solutions to presented problems while satisfying the user’s needs.
- Write code that is easily maintainable and highly reliable.
- Collaborate with a team to successfully complete projects on time.
U-Haul Holding Company, and its family of companies including U-Haul International, Inc. (“U-Haul”), continually strives to create a culture of health and wellness. Consistent with applicable state law, U-Haul will not hire or re-hire individuals who use nicotine products. The states in which U-Haul will decline to hire nicotine users are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. U-Haul has observed this hiring practice since February 1, 2020 as part of our commitment to a healthy work environment for our team.
U-Haul is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, provincial, state or local law. Individual accommodations are available on requests for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Information obtained during this process will only be shared on a need to know basis.
Location:
2727 N Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 United States of America
Job Description
The U-Haul Mobile team is looking for an iOS developer intern to learn the ins and outs of both enterprise and customer-facing apps. Our company has multiple lines of business within the moving marketplace including truck rentals, storage, Moving Help, and retail items to name a few. Our challenge? Develop mobile apps that make our customer's experience with our services as remarkable as possible and also support our internal business needs. Do you have the development capabilities to succeed at this task?
Responsibilities
- Participate in the mobile app development lifecycle.
- Develop, test, and deploy user interface, service tier, and data tier components for complex mobile apps.
- Code, debug, and test apps to meet business requirements.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of your code.
- Support, troubleshoot, and optimize mobile apps.
- Learn to conduct peer reviews of team members’ code.
Required Skills
- Working knowledge of Swift and Xcode.
- Understanding of the iOS app lifecycle, SwiftUI, and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.
- Ability to debug issues and reason through problems using Xcode tools and logs.
- Experience committing and managing code using Git.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Swift language features such as enums, computed properties, completion handlers, and basic concurrency concepts.
- Exposure to offline storage solutions (e.g., UserDefaults, Core Data, or similar).
- Exposure to object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and iOS design patterns such as MVVM, delegation, observers, or decorators.
- Basic understanding of networking in iOS, including consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON.
- Experience integrating third-party libraries or SDKs using Swift Package Manager (SPM).
You will be successful in this role if you:
- Complete daily development assignments that include internal and external mobile apps.
- Analyze and implement solutions to presented problems while satisfying the user’s needs.
- Write code that is easily maintainable and highly reliable.
- Collaborate with a team to successfully complete projects on time.
U-Haul Holding Company, and its family of companies including U-Haul International, Inc. (“U-Haul”), continually strives to create a culture of health and wellness. Consistent with applicable state law, U-Haul will not hire or re-hire individuals who use nicotine products. The states in which U-Haul will decline to hire nicotine users are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. U-Haul has observed this hiring practice since February 1, 2020 as part of our commitment to a healthy work environment for our team.
U-Haul is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, provincial, state or local law. Individual accommodations are available on requests for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Information obtained during this process will only be shared on a need to know basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as an iOS Developer
Verify your Swift portfolio meets Trainee standards
The J-1 Trainee category requires at least one year of prior work experience or a degree plus related work abroad. Document your iOS projects, App Store releases, and professional references before approaching host employers or designated sponsors.
Distinguish Intern from Trainee before applying
If you're currently enrolled in a foreign university, you qualify as a J-1 Intern. If you've already graduated, you fall under Trainee. Applying under the wrong category can delay your DS-2019 issuance and force you to restart the host-employer approval process.
Target host employers with existing J-1 training plans
Ask prospective employers whether they've hosted J-1 exchange visitors before. Companies with existing Training Plans filed with a designated sponsor move through approval faster, since the structured training objectives for iOS roles are already documented.
Search Migrate Mate for J-1-aligned iOS Developer roles
Use Migrate Mate to filter U.S. iOS Developer positions by employers who have demonstrated openness to exchange visitors. This saves time you'd otherwise spend cold-contacting companies unfamiliar with the DS-2019 process or host-site obligations.
Confirm your training plan covers core iOS skill areas
Your Training Plan must detail specific learning objectives tied to iOS development, such as Swift UI, Xcode proficiency, or mobile architecture patterns. Generic software engineer objectives are often rejected by designated sponsors during DS-2019 review.
Clarify the two-year home residency requirement upfront
Some J-1 iOS Developer placements trigger the two-year home-country residency requirement, particularly if your home government or employer funded your exchange. Confirm this with your designated sponsor before signing an offer, since it affects future H-1B or green card eligibility.
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Which J-1 program category fits an iOS Developer?
Current students enrolled abroad typically use the J-1 Intern category, which requires active enrollment in a degree program. Professionals who have already graduated and have at least one year of iOS development experience qualify under the Trainee category. The category determines DS-2019 eligibility and maximum program duration, so confirming your status before approaching a designated sponsor is essential.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for an iOS Developer role?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT, not your U.S. employer. Your employer acts as the host site. The designated sponsor issues your DS-2019, reviews your training plan, and monitors compliance throughout your placement. Many iOS developers mistakenly believe the tech company hiring them is the legal sponsor, but that role belongs entirely to the designated organization.
How do I find U.S. employers open to hosting J-1 iOS Developers?
Migrate Mate lets you search iOS Developer roles with employers who have a history of hosting exchange visitors. This is more targeted than broad job boards because it surfaces companies already familiar with the host-site obligations, training plan requirements, and DS-2019 timelines specific to J-1 placements, rather than those encountering the process for the first time.
Does a J-1 iOS Developer placement trigger the two-year home residency requirement?
It depends on your funding source and your home country's participation in exchange programs. If your placement is funded by your home government or a U.S. government program, the two-year home residency requirement applies. This requirement prevents you from changing to H-1B or applying for a green card without either completing two years abroad or obtaining a waiver. Confirm your specific situation with your designated sponsor before accepting an offer.
What should an iOS Developer's J-1 Training Plan include?
Your Training Plan must outline specific, measurable objectives tied directly to iOS development. Generic descriptions like 'software engineering tasks' are frequently rejected. Effective plans list concrete skill areas, such as UIKit, SwiftUI, Core Data integration, or Xcode debugging workflows, along with monthly milestones and supervisor evaluation checkpoints. The designated sponsor reviews this document before issuing your DS-2019, and the host employer must sign off on every objective listed.
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