Senior Mobile Engineer (iOS)

EarnIn; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 199,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Internet reimbursement

Cell phone reimbursement

Learning and development stipend

Travel to Mountain View

Job summary

EarnIn is hiring a Senior iOS Engineer in Canada to lead development and scale new and existing product experiences. You will drive feature development, act as an architect, optimize performance, and ensure a seamless user experience in a fast-paced environment.

The Canada-based salary range for this full-time role is $199,000-$244,000, plus equity and benefits. The position is hybrid from our Vancouver office with two days in the office weekly, and remote within Canada is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of mobile development experience with a track record of delivering complex projects.
• Expert-level Swift, strong knowledge of iOS paradigms (Combine, Swift Concurrency, SwiftUI).

Responsibilities

• Drive development of complex iOS features that impact user experience and business outcomes.
• Architect, lead, and optimize mobile infrastructure for scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to design robust APIs for mobile-to-server communication.
• Promote engineering best practices for code quality and system design.
• Define technical initiatives and provide architectural guidance for challenges.
• Possibly lead testing strategies (unit/integration/UI) to ensure quality and stability.
• Analyze KPIs to measure feature effectiveness and drive data-informed decisions.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

Combine

Swift Concurrency

MVVM

VIPER

Architect mobile apps

Mentoring teammates

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Xcode

iOS SDK

Job description

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to lead the development and scaling of new and existing product experiences. You will drive feature development, serve as an architect, optimize performance, and ensure a seamless user experience, bringing innovative ideas to life in a fast-paced environment. The Canada-based salary range for this full-time position is $199,000- $244,000, plus equity and benefits. This position will be hybrid from our Vancouver, Canada office as part of our expanding site, with two days a week in the office required, though a remote arrangement within Canada is also possible. EarnIn offers excellent employee benefits, including healthcare, internet and cell phone reimbursement, a learning and development stipend, and potential opportunities to travel to our Mountain View headquarters. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

About EarnIn

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to lead the development and scaling of new and existing product experiences. You will drive feature development, serve as an architect, optimize performance, and ensure a seamless user experience, bringing innovative ideas to life in a fast-paced environment. The Canada-based salary range for this full-time position is $199,000- $244,000, plus equity and benefits. This position will be hybrid from our Vancouver, Canada office as part of our expanding site, with two days a week in the office required, though a remote arrangement within Canada is also possible. EarnIn offers excellent employee benefits, including healthcare, internet and cell phone reimbursement, a learning and development stipend, and potential opportunities to travel to our Mountain View headquarters. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Drive the development and implementation of complex product features that significantly impact customer experience and business outcomes.
• Potentially architect, lead, and optimize mobile infrastructure, ensuring exceptional scalability, performance, and reliability to support the organization's strategic growth.
• Lead collaborative efforts with backend engineers to define and evolve robust, efficient, and well-documented APIs for seamless mobile-to-server communication.
• Champion and enforce engineering best practices across teams, raising the standards for code quality, system design, and operational excellence.
• Proactively identify and drive strategic technical initiatives, providing clear vision, architectural guidance, and effective problem-solving for complex challenges.
• Potentially architect and oversee the development of comprehensive unit, integration, and UI automation testing strategies to guarantee the quality and stability of new features and the resilience of existing functionalities.
• Define and analyze key performance indicators using advanced analytics to measure feature effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and drive data-informed decisions for future product enhancements.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of relevant industry experience, with a significant portion focused on mobile development and a track record of leading complex projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in Swift, with deep expertise in modern iOS paradigms (Combine, Swift Concurrency, SwiftUI, etc).
• Extensive and nuanced understanding of iOS application architectures (MVVM, MVP, VIPER, etc.) and their trade-offs.
• Proven ability to architect scalable and maintainable mobile solutions.
• Some experience in mentoring and guiding other engineers, fostering technical growth within the team.
• Familiarity with Android development and cross-platform technologies is a strong plus.
• Active participation in the broader iOS development community (e.g., open-source contributions, conference presentations) is a plus.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, LLMs)

A Note on AI in the Hiring Process: EarnIn may use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools during the hiring process, including tools that generate summaries or notes for interviewers, review resumes, assist with scheduling, or help identify themes across candidate responses and profiles for a given role. Final hiring decisions are made by human interviewers and hiring managers. If you have any concerns about the use of AI in our hiring process, please connect with your recruiter. With your consent, EarnIn may use AI tools to help transcribe or summarize interviews. Recordings are treated as confidential candidate data and are accessible only to authorized hiring personnel. Declining to be recorded will not negatively affect your candidacy or evaluation.

At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E-Verify participant.

EarnIn does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.