Principal Engineer, iOS Performance

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$232,500–$325,500 / yr
Posted
130 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $279k
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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, iOS Performance

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As a Principal Engineer, iOS Performance on the iOS Platform team, you will architect the mobile application to scale for millions of daily active users while establishing technical standards and best practices. You will be responsible for identifying architectural gaps to improve modularity and performance, specifically focusing on minimizing App Not Responding rates, reducing launch times, and eliminating dropped frames. Your day-to-day work involves improving observability through reliable telemetry, mentoring engineers across the company, and serving as a go-to expert for complex technical challenges. You will utilize modern frameworks such as SwiftUI and structured Concurrency to build robust systems. The role addresses the critical challenge of maintaining high performance and quality in a large-scale mobile environment by designing foundational components like networking and caching stacks to ensure a best-in-class user experience.

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Skills

iOS Swift Swift UI Structured Concurrency Networking Caching Telemetry Observability

What you'll do

  • Architect the iOS mobile app to ensure it scales effectively for over 100 million daily active users.
  • Identify architectural gaps and lead redesigns to improve modularity, performance, and code quality.
  • Execute on key performance goals including reducing launch times and eliminating dropped frames.
  • Establish reliable telemetry and monitoring systems to harden data quality across all performance areas.
  • Drive a company-wide culture of performance by providing engineers with necessary tools and skills.
  • Mentor iOS developers across the organization on complex technical challenges and best practices.
  • Serve as the primary expert for high-level architectural decisions and technical direction for the iOS platform.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent technical expertise.
  • 10+ years of software development experience.
  • At least 5+ years of experience designing and developing iOS applications.
  • Experience influencing large organizations of over 200 engineers on technical direction and best practices.
  • Experience with modern iOS development frameworks such as SwiftUI and structured Concurrency.
  • Deep experience-based understanding of building mobile applications at scale.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including design, product, and data teams.
  • Ability to mentor other engineers and serve as a go-to person for complex technical problems.

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