Quick summary
- Work type
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
- Salary
- $217,000–$303,000 / yr
- Posted
- 122 days ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live yesterday
Market check
Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $202,800–$254,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $229k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Reddit
Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion platform where users share content, vote on posts, and engage in community conversations across thousands of interest-based forums called subreddits.
Reddit currently has 77 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $217,000–$303,400 across 77 roles with salary data.
Most-posted roles
- Software Engineer 19
- Data Scientist 8
- Machine Learning Engineer 5
- Frontend Engineer 4
- Machine Learning Systems Engineer 4
At a glance
TL;DR · Staff iOS Engineer, Media Foundation
Staff iOS Engineer, Media Foundation joins the Media Foundation team to deliver high-performance media experiences across all platforms. This role focuses on architecting a modular, easy-to-integrate iOS video player while partnering with backend infrastructure and CDN teams to optimize global delivery. The engineer will collaborate cross-functionally to execute product strategy, build novel features, and mentor teammates while establishing developer standards. Key technical requirements include extensive experience in Swift and AVFoundation for audio and video playback, asset management, and streaming. Candidates must possess a deep understanding of Core Media for timing, Core Video for buffer handling, and familiarity with HLS, MPEG-DASH, and MP4 protocols. Additionally, the role requires proficiency in reactive frameworks like RxSwift or Combine, along with utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping and system design within the media engineering domain.
Skills
What you'll do
- Architect a modular iOS video player that allows other teams to build features easily while maintaining high performance.
- Partner with backend infrastructure and CDN teams to optimize global media delivery and performance.
- Collaborate with product and design teams to execute on business strategy and develop new media features.
- Define engineering standards, improve developer workflows, and mentor team members on their professional development.
- Utilize AI-assisted tools to accelerate prototyping, system design, and coding tasks.
- Manage the technical architecture and execution for high-scale video products across all mobile devices.
What we're looking for
- At least 8 years of experience developing user-facing iOS mobile native applications at scale using Swift.
- In-depth knowledge of AVFoundation for video and audio playback, asset management, streaming, editing, and exporting.
- Strong understanding of Core Media for timing/synchronization and Core Video for buffer handling.
- Familiarity with HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4, and other streaming protocols including CDN integration.
- Familiarity with reactive frameworks such as RxSwift or Combine.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate in a remote environment and discuss complex topics with diverse audiences.
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize tasks and deliver projects on schedule.
- BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Related searches
More like this
Similar roles
Staff Mobile Engineer, iOS
Abbott
iOS Engineer, Cloud Media and Collaboration
Apple Inc
iOS Engineer, Cloud Media and Collaboration
Apple Inc
iOS Engineer, Cloud Media and Collaboration
Apple Inc
iOS Engineer, Cloud Media and Collaboration
Apple Inc