Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience

Reddit

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Remote
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$190,000–$267,000 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience

As a Senior iOS Engineer on the Media Experience team, you will drive the technical strategy for user-facing features designed to enhance video discovery and consumption. You will design and build immersive viewing surfaces, intuitive UI flows, and high-performance media components while managing complex media lifecycles. The role involves collaborating with backend, feed, and machine learning teams to translate platform capabilities like HLS streaming into seamless front-end features. You will operate in an experiment-driven culture, utilizing A/B testing, performance signals, and Quality of Experience metrics to optimize the product. To succeed, you must possess over five years of experience developing native iOS applications using Swift. Key technical competencies include expertise with AVFoundation, VideoToolbox, and integrating recommendation systems to solve the challenge of creating a seamless, high-quality mobile video viewing experience for millions of users.

What you'll do

  • Lead the iOS architecture for features that improve video discovery and consumption.
  • Design and build immersive viewing surfaces and intuitive UI/UX flows to maximize watch time.
  • Execute rapid prototyping and A/B testing to optimize user engagement and performance.
  • Translate backend capabilities like HLS streaming into seamless front-end iOS features.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science teams to shape the product roadmap.
  • Establish best practices for integrating media components and managing complex media lifecycles.
  • Ensure high rendering performance and app stability across various devices and networks.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience developing native iOS mobile applications at scale using Swift.
  • Proven track record of leading cross-team projects that solve tangible business problems like increasing watch time and DAU.
  • Experience building feature-rich products on top of core media playback components such as AVFoundation and VideoToolbox.
  • Expertise in optimizing video player performance and familiarity with HTTP Live Streaming (HLS).
  • Ability to use data, Quality of Experience (QoE) signals, and A/B testing to inform architectural decisions.
  • Proficiency in translating complex technical trade-offs into clear communication for both peers and executive stakeholders.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and move quickly in a high-velocity growth team environment.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Data Science, and backend engineering.

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