Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform

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Work type: Remote
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $217,000–$303,900 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform

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The Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform joins the iOS Platform team to set the technical direction for the mobile application. This role involves architecting the iOS app to scale for over 100 million daily active users while improving developer efficiency through libraries, APIs, frameworks, and build tools. Key responsibilities include owning the networking layer, persistence, and dependency injection, as well as leading redesigns to improve modularity and performance. The engineer will build agentic workflows to accelerate migrations across a multi-million line of code repository and mentor senior engineers. Required skills include deep experience with Swift UI and structured Concurrency. The role solves the technical challenge of maintaining a scalable, high-quality mobile infrastructure while establishing company-wide standards for iOS development best practices.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

iOS Swift Swift UI Structured Concurrency Dependency Injection Networking Layer Persistence Agentic Workflows

What you'll do

Own the architecture of the iOS mobile app to scale for over 100 million daily active users.
Identify architectural gaps and lead the redesign of the iOS platform to improve modularity and performance.
Build agentic workflows to accelerate code migrations across a multi-million line repository.
Mentor senior iOS engineers across the entire company.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for complex iOS development challenges.
Champion technology selection and establish best practices for iOS application development.
Define design patterns and technologies for the core networking, persistence, and dependency injection layers.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software development experience.
5+ years of experience designing and developing iOS applications.
Deep experience-based understanding of building mobile applications at scale.
Experience influencing large organizations of 100+ engineers on technical direction and best practices.
Experience with modern iOS development frameworks such as SwiftUI and structured Concurrency.
Experience working with cross-functional teams including design, product, and data teams.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent technical expertise.
Passion for developing scalable, well-designed software that improves people’s lives globally.