Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS)

Pegel; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Central Berlin Office

Transport subsidy

Breakfasts and lunches

Language learning

Urban Sports Club

Job summary

Almedia in Berlin is hiring a Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS) to own the mobile architecture for a major new project and to build the team from the ground up. The role offers a salary range of €85K–€160K with equity and requires strong Swift expertise.

You will work in a fast-paced startup culture, five days a week in the Berlin office, and contribute to AdTech innovations for a growing product suite. Equity accompanies growth potential and impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mobile and software development.
• Deep mastery of Swift.
• AI-enabled: deploying agents for system design.
• SDK development or integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance, scalable iOS apps from scratch using Swift.
• Architect the mobile experience for a new project from coding to production.
• Optimize responsiveness and performance while managing external services.
• Lead code reviews and weekly syncs to drive quality and speed.

Skills

Swift

Mobile development

AI deployment

SDK integration

Job description

This isn't your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We're aiming to become Germany's second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe's #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).

We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 95 million users for engaging with our advertisers' products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS)

€85K – €160K | Offers Equity

At Almedia, you'll:

• Own way more, way earlier — you'll be trusted with responsibility fast.

• Push harder, get further — this isn't a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.

• Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.

• Fully present — we're 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.

We're launching our next big bet to revolutionize AdTech after the massive success of Freecash.com. As our Founding Mobile Engineer for this project, you'll own the entire mobile architecture and build this product—and the team—from the ground up.

What You'll Do

• Build high-performance, scalable mobile applications from scratch, using Swift, benefit from AI enablement.

• Architect the mobile experience for a brand-new project, owning the entire lifecycle from coding to production deployment.

• Optimize system responsiveness and performance while managing external services for split-testing and feature flagging.

• Lead the technical standard through rigorous code reviews and weekly syncs to drive priority and speed.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of heavy-hitting experience in mobile and software development.

• Expert Stack: Deep mastery of Swift.

• AI Enabled: you had deep expertise deploying agents to do the heavy lifting, focussing on system design, architecture and deep technical topics.

• SDK knowledge: you have developed or implemented SDK's yourself.

Bonus

• Background in the AdTech space.

• Objective-C.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• A high-ownership builder with an intense, intrinsic motivation to win.

• A solution-driven engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, non-9-to-5 startup culture.

• Comfortable with ambiguity, fast decisions, and a high bar for quality.

• Product-minded: you care about impact, not just code.

• A clear communicator in English, both written and spoken.

Why Almedia?

• Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.

• Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.

• Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.

• Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.

We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.